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Weaveworld.
by BARKER, Clive
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Collins,, 1987. First edition, first impression, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: "To Graham Very Best Wishes, Clive Barker 22nd October 1987", above an original drawing by the artist. The book was inscribed to the recipient when they were a buyer for a national book chain. Barker's dark fantasy novel was nominated for the 1988 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. Octavo. Original red cloth, spine lettered gilt. With dust jacket. Lean to spine, trivial bowing to covers, a near-fine copy in fine jacket, fresh with price intact.
Synopsis
Weaveworld is a novel by Clive Barker. It was published in 1987 and could be categorized as dark fantasy. It deals with a parallel world, like many of Barker's novels, and contains many horror elements. It was nominated in 1988 for the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel.
Reviews
On Apr 2 2021, a reader said:
This book is an absolute classic. I read it at the age of 21 and it blew my mind. One of my favourite books of all time.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 147532
- Title
- Weaveworld.
- Author
- BARKER, Clive
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Collins,
- Date Published
- 1987
Terms of Sale
Peter Harrington
All major credit cards are accepted. Both UK pounds and US dollars (exchange rate to be agreed) accepted. Books may be returned within 14 days of receipt for any reason, please notify first of returned goods.
About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Inscribed
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- Fine
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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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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