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The Guns Of Avalon (Signed)
by Zelazny, Roger
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0385085060
- ISBN 13
- 9780385085069
- Seller
-
Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1972. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First US edition likely second printing gutter code "O1" January 1973. Hardback book is tight and clean with lean. Boards beautifully sharp and clean. Spine very lightly bumped to ends, title gilt perfect. Text block clean, with white edges. The pages are crisp and unblemished. Feels very tight and hardly read. Near fine condition. Jacket nice, with light rubbing to front panel, and front joint and fore edge. The spine is sunned, with crimping to ends. The rear white panel is clean with no marking. Overall grades very good. Signed by 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 worthy addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A very good but still attractive copy of this uncommon Amber title that is flat signed. Comes with great provenance as this volume was obtained from the estate of Roger Earnshaw, SF collector, well known at British conventions and fandom, who often attended author signings. Although we do not have an exact record of when this book was signed, other records show it was most likely at the Lunicon SF convention, held in Leeds 30 Jul-1 Aug 1993. A nice copy for the Amber collector's shelves.
Synopsis
The Guns of Avalon (Amber Chronicles, #2) follows Corwin, a Prince of the Blood, as he returns to Amber to claim his birthright, and defend it from the forces of Chaos that threaten the one true city.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Durdles Books (IOBA)
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007161
- Title
- The Guns Of Avalon (Signed)
- Author
- Zelazny, Roger
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 2nd Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0385085060
- ISBN 13
- 9780385085069
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1972
- Pages
- 144
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fantasy;
- X weight
- 2100 g
Terms of Sale
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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.
- Title Page
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- Jacket
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- Crisp
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
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