Mortal Engines
by Philip Reeve
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
A$441.69A$397.52
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About This Item
London: Scholastic Press, 2001. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8.5" by 5.5". None . A lovely first impression of this popular science fiction, first in the 'Mortal Engines Quartet' series by Philip Reeve. A young adult science fiction, debut novel by Philip Reeve, the first edition, first impression. First book in the Mortal Engine Quartet series set in a steampunk version of a futuristic London. The book was winner of a Nestlé Smarties Book Prize and the Blue Peter Book Award, as well as being shortlisted for the Whitbread Award.Debut card tipped in to the volume. Complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely. The dust wrapper is unclipped and excellent with minor shelf wear only. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Fine
Synopsis
Mortal Engines is the first of four novels in Philip Reeve's quartet of the same name, which is also known as the Hungry City Chronicles in the United States. The book has won a Nestlé Smarties Book Prize and was shortlisted for the 2002 Whitbread Award.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 805A45
- Title
- Mortal Engines
- Author
- Philip Reeve
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Scholastic Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2001
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- first editions science fiction philip reeve science fiction
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Cloth
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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...
- Shelf Wear
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- Fine
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