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The Possession of Immanuel Wolf and Other Improbable Tales
by Kaye, Marvin
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0385158629
- ISBN 13
- 9780385158626
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Doubleday, New York, 1981. First Hardback Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Jan Esteves -- Cover Art. foreword by Ted White and introduction by author. Red coloured boards with black coloured titles to the spine. Illustrated dustwrapper, by Jan Esteves, with black and maroon coloured titles to the front panel and spine. 12 short stories by Martin Kaye, including The Possession of Immanuel Wolf. Both fantasy and horror are represented in this selection of stories. Bumping and wear to the top and bottom spine and book edges. Rubbing to the book corners and the spine is cocked. The middle part of the book panels has become slightly faded. On the bottom textblock edge is purple splatter – remainder mark from publishing house. Dustwrapper is rubbed and faded, particularly the spine. Chipping to the top and bottom dustwrapper edges and a little rubbing to the corners. The white of the dustwrapper has become dull and grubby. Some creases along the front spine gutter edge. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 174 pages, last three pages blank.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Jan Esteves -- Cover Art. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Literature & Literary; Short Stories; Science Fiction & Fantasy. ISBN: 0385158629. ISBN/EAN: 9780385158626. Inventory No: 0102433. . 9780385158626
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0102433
- Title
- The Possession of Immanuel Wolf and Other Improbable Tales
- Author
- Kaye, Marvin
- Illustrator
- Jan Esteves -- Cover Art
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Hardback Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0385158629
- ISBN 13
- 9780385158626
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Marvin Kaye -- Short Stories, Science Fiction -- Short Stories Literature & Literary; Short Stories; Science Fiction & Fantasy. Jan Esteves -- Cover Art Unbranded ISBN: 0385158629 EAN: 9780385158626 Kaye, Marvin The Possession of Immanuel
- Bookseller catalogs
- Short Stories;
Terms of Sale
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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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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- 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...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Remainder Mark
- Usually an ink marking of some sort which indicates that the book was designated a remainder. In most cases, it can be found on...
- 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....
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
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