Wasp Factory
by Banks, Iain
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- Seller
-
Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Macmillian, 1984. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition first printing. Book is very tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean, gilt perfect. Very sharp spine ends, with a touch of rubbing to the very edge. There is light toning to text block edges, feels lightly read near fine condition. Jacket is lovely unmarked and glossy, without any rubbing or creases. Jacket grades fine. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a quality addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A lovely first edition first printing collectors copy of this classic Banks title, without any sunning to the jacket which is particularly prone to fading on the spine. A Banks classic title and one everyone should read at some point. To browse the rest of our extensive Iain M Banks listings search using the keyword: Durdbanks
Synopsis
The Wasp Factory was the first novel by Scottish writer Iain Banks. It was published in 1984.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Durdles Books (IOBA) (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007191
- Title
- Wasp Factory
- Author
- Banks, Iain
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Macmillian
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1984
- Pages
- 184
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 1.54 lbs
- Keywords
- Durdbanks General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction; Horror;
Terms of Sale
Durdles Books (IOBA)
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About the Seller
Durdles Books (IOBA)
Biblio member since 2018
Birmingham, West Midlands
About Durdles Books (IOBA)
Durdles Books is an online bookshop that specialises in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Modern Firsts and Genre Fiction. We also have books in many other categories and think our stock is both varied and interesting. We are constantly busy sourcing new stock in great condition, as collectors ourselves we appreciate that there is nothing like finding a lovely copy of a book that is on "the list". We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), so you can be assured of our commitment to good bookselling practices and customer service.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.