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Maia
by Adams, Richard
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0670800333
- ISBN 13
- 9780670800339
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Viking, Viking, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Dust jacket has a short tear at the bottom left-hand corner of the front panel, and a small tear at the top left of the spine section. The top and front edges of the text block have very light and faint spotting. Front and rear page maps, of the Beklan Empire, the land of Shardik, however the story is not a sequel but a completely different tail of that faraway, half a Berwick country concerning a 15-year-old peasant beauty growing up in poverty, seduced by her stepfather and betrayed by his jealous mother. Finding herself in the hands of slave traders bound for the capital city to be sold as a concubine… Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1056 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Fiction in English 1945- Texts; General; ISBN: 0670800333. ISBN/EAN: 9780670800339. Dewey Code: 823/.914. Inventory No: 0269331. . 9780670800339
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On Oct 7 2007, Equilibrus said:
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0269331
- Title
- Maia
- Author
- Adams, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0670800333
- ISBN 13
- 9780670800339
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- Viking
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Fantasy Shardik intrigue magic witchcraft Science Fiction & Fantasy; Fiction in English 1945- Texts; General; Unbranded ISBN: 0670800333 EAN: 9780670800339 Adams, Richard Maia
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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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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