A Fire Upon The Deep (UK UNC Proof)
by Vinge, Vernor
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1857980026
- ISBN 13
- 9781857980028
- Seller
-
Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Millennium, 1992. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. UK uncorrected proof from Millennium. Trade paperback book is tight clean and square. Has a gentle bend (not crease) to the top corner, affecting the first 15 pages or so. A near fine copy. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A near fine and scarce uncorrected proof of this classic SF Vinge novel. A great item for a SF collector.
Synopsis
A Fire Upon the Deep is a science fiction novel written by Vernor Vinge, an award-winning space opera involving superhuman intelligences, aliens, variable physics, space battles, love, betrayal, genocide, and a conversation medium resembling Usenet. A Fire Upon the Deep won the Hugo Award in 1993. Besides the normal print book editions, the novel was also included on a CD-ROM sold by ClariNet Communications along with the other nominees for the 1993 Hugo awards.
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Details
- Seller
- Durdles Books (IOBA) (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 007659
- Title
- A Fire Upon The Deep (UK UNC Proof)
- Author
- Vinge, Vernor
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1857980026
- ISBN 13
- 9781857980028
- Publisher
- Millennium
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1992
- Pages
- 400
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- consider culture wasp factory General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction;
- X weight
- 900 g
Terms of Sale
Durdles Books (IOBA)
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About the Seller
Durdles Books (IOBA)
Biblio member since 2018
Birmingham, West Midlands
About Durdles Books (IOBA)
Durdles Books is an online bookshop that specialises in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Modern Firsts and Genre Fiction. We also have books in many other categories and think our stock is both varied and interesting. We are constantly busy sourcing new stock in great condition, as collectors ourselves we appreciate that there is nothing like finding a lovely copy of a book that is on "the list". We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), so you can be assured of our commitment to good bookselling practices and customer service.
Glossary
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- Trade Paperback
- Used to indicate any paperback book that is larger than a mass-market paperback and is often more similar in size to a hardcover...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Uncorrected Proof
- An uncorrected proof is a printed copy of a book that needs to be reviewed for errors and corrections. They are released prior...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...