THE BIRD OF TIME
by West, Wallace
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Talent, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Hicksville, NY: Gnome Press, 1959. First edition. first printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. The usual toning to the pages. Near fine in near fine dust jacket with one tiny chip to the base of the spine panel.
Synopsis
The Bird of Time is a science fiction novel by author Wallace West. It was published in 1959 by Gnome Press in an edition of 5,000 copies, of which 2,102 were never bound. The novel is a fix-up of four of West's short stories that had originally appeared in the magazines Astounding and Thrilling Wonder Stories.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27913
- Title
- THE BIRD OF TIME
- Author
- West, Wallace
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition. first printing
- Publisher
- Gnome Press
- Place of Publication
- Hicksville, NY
- Date Published
- 1959
- Keywords
- science fiction, fantasy, Heinlein.
Terms of Sale
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
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About the Seller
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Talent, Oregon
About Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books has been a full-time mail order bookstore since 1984. Beginning with a small inventory of 400 books, we now have over 10,000 books. Though we do not have an open store, every year we exhibit at between 12 to 14 book fairs and events in the Western United States. All our books are listed on line and visitors are welcome by appointment.
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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