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In the Beginning: Science Faces God in the Book of Genesis
by Asimov, Isaac
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0450048675
- ISBN 13
- 9780450048678
- Seller
-
Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: New English Library Ltd, 1981. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing. Hardback book is tight, clean, and square. Boards sharp and clean, gilt perfect. Text block clean, with white edges, a few small feint spots to top edge. Feels very lightly read. Sharp spine ends, Near fine condition. Jacket lovely straight and glossy. Overall a fine copy. 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 fine copy of this Asimov non-fiction title, known as an SF author and science communicator, Asimov was also a highly regarded religious texts scholar too, this volume examines the book of Genesis with his critical and scientific eye, fascinating. A lovely copy of a less common to title for an Asimov collector.
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- Bookseller
- Durdles Books (IOBA)
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006988
- Title
- In the Beginning: Science Faces God in the Book of Genesis
- Author
- Asimov, Isaac
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0450048675
- ISBN 13
- 9780450048678
- Publisher
- New English Library Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1981
- Pages
- 256
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Non-Classifiable
- Bookseller catalogs
- Non-Fiction;
- X weight
- 700 g
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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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