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The Shadow of the Torturer
by Wolfe, Gene
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0671253255
- ISBN 13
- 9780671253257
- Seller
-
Woodstock, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Inscribed by Wolfe on the title page and again on the dedication page. Fine in a Fine jacket, unclipped ($11.95). Quarter grey cloth with grey paper on the boards. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. The first novel in Wolfe's The Book of the New Sun tetralogy.
Synopsis
The Shadow of the Torturer is a science fiction novel by Gene Wolfe, first released in 1980. It is the first volume in the four-volume series, The Book of the New Sun. Wolfe completed the series (in draft form) before the Shadow of the Torturer was published.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10122
- Title
- The Shadow of the Torturer
- Author
- Wolfe, Gene
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0671253255
- ISBN 13
- 9780671253257
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- 21st Century Fiction, English Fiction, Science Fiction, Sci-fi, Locus, Fantasy, Space Opera
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
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Glossary
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Title Page
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- Fine
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- Inscribed
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- Cloth
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