The Shadow of the Torturer
by Wolfe, Gene
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Sacramento, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuste, 1980. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near-fine with slight shelf wear, otherwise clean and tight. In a near-fine dust jacket ($11.95 price intact) with an extremely faint vertical crease to the spine. An excellent copy.
Synopsis
The Shadow of the Torturer is a science fiction novel by Gene Wolfe, first released in 1980. It is the first volume in the four-volume series, The Book of the New Sun. Wolfe completed the series (in draft form) before the Shadow of the Torturer was published.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Magus Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008661
- Title
- The Shadow of the Torturer
- Author
- Wolfe, Gene
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuste
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1980
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About the Seller
Magus Books
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Sacramento, California
About Magus Books
Independent bookstore specializing in John Fowles and other modern first editions.
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- Shelf Wear
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- Tight
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- Fine
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