THE SYNDIC
by Kornbluth, C[yril] M
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Some tanning to end papers, a nearly fine copy in a very good to nearly fine dust jacket with mild wear to the spine ends and up
- Seller
-
Laurel, Maryland, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1953. First edition. Some tanning to end papers, a nearly fine copy in a very good to nearly fine dust jacket with mild wear to the spine ends and upper corner tips, rub mark at base of spine panel. (28846). Octavo, boards. "Future America is ruled partly by a Mafia-like mob and partly by a more benign organization referred to as "the fat, sloppy, happy Syndic." An enjoyable adventure story with satirical barbs and an underlying darkness of tone." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 360. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-612. Survey of Science Fiction Literature V, pp. 2211-14.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28846
- Title
- THE SYNDIC
- Author
- Kornbluth, C[yril] M
- Book Condition
- Used - Some tanning to end papers, a nearly fine copy in a very good to nearly fine dust jacket with mild wear to the spine ends and up
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Garden City
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- SF
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives mis-described or damaged.
About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
John W. Knott, Jr., BooksellerABAA/ILABFine First Editions
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- 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...