The Winds of Change and Other Stories
by Asimov, Isaac
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0385180993
- ISBN 13
- 9780385180993
- Seller
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Madison, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1983. 269 pp. Cream colored paper boards with black cloth spine with gold lettering. Barely any visible signs of wear. Orange dust jacket with black and white lettering. Only flaw of dust jacket is a small closed tear in the center of the spine. Clean, bright pages are unmarked. Tight binding and square textblock. Pages with deckled edges. In this anthology, "Asimov takes bits of earthly phenomena, trains his Promethean imaginative powers upon them, adds a generous helping of wit and a dash of satire, and comes up with a shimmering collection of s.f. stories.". First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Octavo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Chatham Bookseller, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 031235
- Title
- The Winds of Change and Other Stories
- Author
- Asimov, Isaac
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0385180993
- ISBN 13
- 9780385180993
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, N.Y.
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- Science Fiction, Sci Fi, Short Stories, Anthology
- Size
- Octavo
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About the Seller
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
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Madison, New Jersey
About The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
The Chatham Bookseller began in 1968, and, in 1970, opened a store at its present location in Madison, NJ. The store contains over 10,000 books in over 80 different subjects, and favors good used books and good literature (both hardcover and paperback) over popular books and bestsellers. Our Internet business began in 2001. Upon visiting the store, we can show and sell individual online titles upon request. Store hours are 10:00-5:30 (Tues.-Sat.) and 11:00-4:00 (Sun.). The business is run by Richard Chalfin.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
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- First Edition
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- Edges
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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- Octavo
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