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Songmaster
by Card, Orson Scott
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good+
- Seller
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Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Dial Press [1980], 1980. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo. [10], 338, [4] pp. Beige cloth with blue lettering on the spine. Price of $10.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. A Very Good+ book with two tiny spots of discoloration on the fore-edge and a previous owner's blindstamp on the free front endpaper; dust jacket is Very Good+ with a few hints of edge wear and two tiny tears.
Synopsis
Songmaster (1980) is a science fiction novel by Orson Scott Card. The story of the Songmaster occurs in a future human empire, and follows Ansset, a beautiful young boy whose perfect singing voice has the power of amplifying people's emotions, making him both a potential healer and destroyer. He is trained in the art of singing so beautifully that his songs can express ideas and emotions more truthfully than words. This novel was based on Card's short story "Mikal's Songbird".
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Details
- Bookseller
- Evening Star Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00007499
- Title
- Songmaster
- Author
- Card, Orson Scott
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- The Dial Press [1980]
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1980
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Evening Star Books
Biblio member since 2007
Madison, Wisconsin
About Evening Star Books
We buy and sell rare and fine books in many fields. Our interests include philosophy, modern first editions, and works of historical or intellectual interest. In addition to bookselling, we regularly do valuations and appraisals for non-IRS purposes. Evening Star Books is a Limited Liability Company.
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- Blindstamp
- A blindstamp is a stamped impression, usually an image, logo, words, or design on the cover or spine of a book, without color or...
- 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....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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