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Hot Wireless Sets, Aspirin Tablets, the Sandpaper sides of used Matchboxes,and something that might have been Castor Oil
by COMPTON D.G. ( David Guy )
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Michael Joseph, London, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. 208 pages, in original black paper boards, gilt title into the spine, and multicoloured dustjacket. Issued earlier in the U.S. as Chronocules (1970). The edges of the text block shows traces of spotting/boxing. Otherwise, no damage to describe. Size: 12mo (Small Hardcover). Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Science Fiction & Fantasy; Inventory No: 0243791. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0243791
- Title
- Hot Wireless Sets, Aspirin Tablets, the Sandpaper sides of used Matchboxes,and something that might have been Castor Oil
- Author
- COMPTON D.G. ( David Guy )
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- BZDB2 science-fiction medicine morality Science Fiction & Fantasy; Science Fiction & Fantasy; Unbranded COMPTON D.G. ( David Guy ) Hot Wireless Sets, Aspirin Tablets, the Sandpaper sides of used Matchboxes,and something that might have been Cast
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
transaction in Australian $'s for checks and money orders.If the book is not as described, return within 14 days, for a refund of the cost of the book.
We are registered for GST and goods sold to an Australian delivery address will include GST. Our ABN 15 100 960 047
About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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