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Engine Summer

Engine Summer

Engine Summer
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Engine Summer

by John Crowley

  • Used
  • near fine
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Near Fine/Very Good+
ISBN 10
0385128312
ISBN 13
9780385128315
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Blue boards with black writing on spine; top and bottom of book spine rumpled. Very small bump on top corner of front board; chipping on top of front dust jacket and top of dust jacket spine. Rubbing on back side of dust jacket spine; "E.S." and cover price of $7.95 on front dust jacket flap. Tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition.

Doubleday Science Fiction First edition, First printing as indicated by "First Edition" on copyright page.

Nominated for 1980 National Book Award for hardcover science fiction, Crowley's third novel is a post-apocalyptic tale of "saints" that has been described as "pleasant and idyllic". Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Synopsis

Engine Summer is a novel by John Crowley, published in 1979 by Doubleday. It was nominated for the 1980 American Book Award, as well as both the British Fantasy and John W. Campbell Awards the same year.

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Bookseller
Sherlock Joe's Book Hunting US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
CRWLY003
Title
Engine Summer
Author
John Crowley
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Very Good+
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0385128312
ISBN 13
9780385128315
Publisher
Doubleday
Place of Publication
Garden City
Date Published
1979
Pages
182
Keywords
john crowley; engine summer
Bookseller catalogs
Fiction; Science Fiction;

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Copyright page
The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
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...
Tight
Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Rubbing
Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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....
Jacket
Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Chipping
A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...

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