The Preserving Machine (Book Club Edition)
by Dick, Philip K
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
-
Salem, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Ace Books, 1969. Hardcover. Good/Good. First thus; book club edition, the first edition in hardcover. Gutter code 48K at page 309, indicating a first printing of the book club edition, November 1969. DJ cover art by Leo and Diane Dillon. 314 pages in grey boards with green spine titling, with light edgewear. Spine square. Binding sound. Dust jacket scuffed and lightly edgeworn in Mylar, spine dampstained and a little sunned. Small dampstain to top of textblock, affecting pages 195-end (but without effect on interior).
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Details
- Seller
- The Book Bin (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- BBS-2020763
- Title
- The Preserving Machine (Book Club Edition)
- Author
- Dick, Philip K
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Ace Books
- Date Published
- 1969
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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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...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...