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Nine Princes in Amber
by ZELAZNY, Roger
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG+/VG+
- Seller
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Doubleday & Company Inc, 1970. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG+/VG+. 1st Edition, 13.5 x 22.4 cm blue cloth with silver titles to the spine. [iv] 188pp with original unclipped dust jacket priced at $4.50. Rubbing to the spine tips and edges with a 3mm split to the upper joint of the rear board. There is a touch of mottling to the front board and slight staining to the bottom edge of the lower board. Internally clean, without name, inscription or bookplate and just a hint of spotting to the edge of the textblock, noting a pattern of four light indentations at the foot of page 1. The dust jacket which is now protected in a removable, clear cover (not shown) is a little dust stained on the rear panel, with just a touch of toning to the white text on the spine. The front panel has three horizontal drips. The spine tips and corners are a little rubbed with some surface abrasion and minor loss to the spine tips. There are 3 closed tears of 0.5 to 1.2 cm. The bottom of the rear panel has a stain commensurate with the markings on the rear board. All in all a lovely stated First Edition copy of this the first of Zelazny Chronicles of Amber series which is surprisingly hard to find due to the fact that a significant part of the initial print run was pulped in error. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.
Synopsis
Nine Princes in Amber is a new wave fantasy novel and the first in the Chronicles of Amber series by Roger Zelazny. It was first published in 1970. The book has also spawned a computer game of the same name. The first (Doubleday hardcover) edition of the novel is unusually rare; the publisher pulped a significant part of the original print run in error when the order went out to destroy remaining copies of the older book, Creatures of Light and Darkness.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 202441
- Title
- Nine Princes in Amber
- Author
- ZELAZNY, Roger
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+/VG+
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company Inc
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- Science Fiction
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
Biblio member since 2020
Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
About Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
Rainford & Parris Books is a small family business based on the Hertfordshire / Essex border, close to London Stansted Airport. We are full time professional bookdealers specialising mainly in Modern First Editions, Children's Books, Illustrated Books and Nineteenth Century Literature, as well as assorted fine and interesting books. When describing our books we attempt to list all significant defects to a high degree of precision, so that you can build an accurate idea of their condition. We supplement our description with images and are always happy to provide further images or information. All books are very carefully packaged in a new book-box so that they reach you in the condition described.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- VG+/VG+
- A book in slightly better than Very Good Condition with a dust jacket that is in slightly better than Very Good Condition. Very...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Bookplate
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- Jacket
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