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Killing Time - A Novel of the Future
by Carr, Caleb
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0679463321
- ISBN 13
- 9780679463320
- Seller
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Newport, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback First Edition. Hardcover Book in NEAR FINE Condition with a FINE Dust Jacket. Jacket not price-clipped. Original cloth backed boards , black, w/green titles, black boards that are very clean and unmarked with no edgewear. Tight, solid and square with sharp corners. There is a light tan stain on the bottom edge of the text block right next to the spine and p. 171 has been dog-eared. A novel of the future--The year is 2023 and although the world has great wealth due to information technology, horrifying poverty grips many countries, wars rage over natural resources, the black market in all kinds of weapons has expanded greatly, a staphylococcus plague has wiped out 40 million people--how does the world cope? 274 pages. 6.5 x 9.5 inches. New York. Random House, 2000.
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- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016450
- Title
- Killing Time - A Novel of the Future
- Author
- Carr, Caleb
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0679463321
- ISBN 13
- 9780679463320
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2000
- Size
- 8vo - over 7
- Keywords
- PRESIDENTS-ASSASSINATION; PSYCHOLOGY TEACHERS; INTERNET; BLACK MARKET; NATURAL RESOURCES; POVERTY;
- X weight
- 0 oz
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