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Matter
by Banks, Iain M
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1841494178
- ISBN 13
- 9781841494173
- Seller
-
Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Orbit, 2008. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing, Hardback book is tight and clean with lean. Boards have light marking, with bubbling of the cloth. The spine is marked, titles bold. Text block clean, with light toning to edges, more pronounced to top edge. Feels lightly read, binding stressed at title page. Bumped to head and foot of spine. Good condition. Jacket some minor crimping and creasing to edges. There are handling marks to the gloss. The spine is slightly sunned, with some dinks, and a light vertical crease. Jacket grades very good. 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. A reader copy of this collectible Culture novel, by the missed Iain M Banks. To browse the rest of our extensive Iain M Banks listings search using the keyword: Durdbanks
Synopsis
"A culture novel"--Jacket. "Science fiction Orbit"--Jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Durdles Books (IOBA)
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006909
- Title
- Matter
- Author
- Banks, Iain M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1841494178
- ISBN 13
- 9781841494173
- Publisher
- Orbit
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2008
- Pages
- 612
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Culture Durdbanks General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction;
- X weight
- 1050 g
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
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- Text Block
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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- Title Page
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