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Fifty Degrees Below
by Robinson, Kim Stanley
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0553803123
- ISBN 13
- 9780553803129
- Seller
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Spectra, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x6x1. Signed. First printing with number line to 1. Inscribed by author Kim Stanley Robinson to a previous owner at title page. White boards with silver spine titles, near fine with faint rubbing to bottom fore-edge corners and spine foot, small faint scrape to rear panel near bottom fore-edge corner, small bump to front corner of spine head. Dust jacket near fine with minor edgewear, prior bookseller's price sticker at rear panel. DJ protected in Mylar. Pages bright, text unmarked.
Synopsis
Fifty Degrees Below (2005) is the second book in the hard science fiction Science in the Capital trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson. It directly follows the events of Forty Signs of Rain, with a greater focus on character Frank Vanderwal, and his decision to remain at the National Science Foundation, following the earlier novel’s superstorm and devastating flood of Washington DC.
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- Bookseller
- The Book Bin
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BBS-2016598
- Title
- Fifty Degrees Below
- Author
- Robinson, Kim Stanley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0553803123
- ISBN 13
- 9780553803129
- Publisher
- Spectra
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2005
- Size
- 9x6x1
- X weight
- 24 oz
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- Fine
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- Number Line
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- Spine
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- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
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