Medusa's Children
by Shaw, Bob
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1977. Hardcover. First Edition. 184pp. Small Octavo in original blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Dust jacket is unclipped and in pristine condition. Inscribed and signed by author on the title page. Minor shelfwear on top and bottom of spine. Bright, clean copy in fine condition. Inscription: "To Malcolm with best wishes, Bob Shaw". Per dust jacket, this is "a story of mind-bending complexity, as exhilaratingly unpredictable as a roller-coaster ride." 1977
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aquila Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 142941
- Title
- Medusa's Children
- Author
- Shaw, Bob
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1977
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Aquila Books
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- Inscribed
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- Octavo
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- Jacket
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
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