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Timepiece
by Brian N. Ball
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine Condition/Very Good
- Seller
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Science Fiction Book Club / Readers Union, London, 1970. First Thus. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Very Good. Jacket design by Terry James; the first of three novels in the 'Galactic Federation' or 'Timepiece' series; "In one of the most unusual time stories to be written in recent years, Brian Ball takes the reader on a journey through the universe and produces some of the most fascinating concepts to deal with the relativity of time, and space, looking for the focal point of time itself. He blends science and fiction in an explosively imaginative form that whirls the reader into a Vortex of excitement. But perhaps the most disconcerting aspect of this novel is that the theories expounded by the author have been checked by a noted scientist and have been declared feasible." First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 144 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket is fully intact, no tears or chips, but carries signs of wear to top and bottom edges, corners etc. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Gilt titles spine. light diagonal pen line (accidental) in text page 142. grey cloth. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Science Fiction & Fantasy. Inventory No: 2581. .
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- Seller
- Bookbarrow
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 2581
- Title
- Timepiece
- Author
- Brian N. Ball
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Science Fiction Book Club / Readers Union
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- BZDB227 Science Fiction/Brian N. Ball/Galactic Federation series/Timepiece series/Time/Science Fiction Book Club Science Fiction & Fantasy; Science Fiction & Fantasy. Unbranded Brian N. Ball Timepiece
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About the Seller
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
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- Cloth
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- Edges
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- Spine
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- 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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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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