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Android at Arms (1st/1st Signed)
by Norton, Andre
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Jovanovich, Inc., 1971. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Richard Powers. First edition first printing. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Bumped to head and foot of spine. Boards sharp and clean, title gilt perfect. Text block clean, with only a touch of toning to top edge only. Feels gently read. Near Fine condition. Jacket has minute rubs to corners. There is some light creasing to the joint and spine ends. The yellow rear cover is very clean, with a couple of pressure marks and a 1mm puncture. Overall a near fine copy. Signed and dedicated by the author to title page. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. 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 copy of this first printing title, signed and dedicated by the author "To Harold Mortlake / Andre Norton" Great Richard Powers cover art. Comes from the estate of Roger Earnshaw, SF collector, well known at British conventions and fandom.
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- Bookseller
- Durdles Books (IOBA)
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007266
- Title
- Android at Arms (1st/1st Signed)
- Author
- Norton, Andre
- Illustrator
- Richard Powers
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace and Jovanovich, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1971
- Pages
- 248
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 1.54 lbs
- Keywords
- General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction;
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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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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