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A Song in the Foresst
by Peter Hooper
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Birsay, Orkney, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Dunedin, New Zealand: John McIndoe Limited, 1979 A very good copy of the first book in Peter Hooper's futuristic trilogy. In the original dustwrapper designed by Chris Gaskin, who also provided illustrations for the book. The wrapper has some nibbling to edges and a small area of scuff on the front. A previous owner has neatly added John Hooper's dates after his name on the inside front notes. The wrapper is in a removable protective wrap. The light blue cloth binding with gilt titles to spine is in very good condition. Contents bright and clean with a little browning to endpapers and the occasional light spot to the foredge.
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Details
- Bookseller
- E C Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 031969
- Title
- A Song in the Foresst
- Author
- Peter Hooper
- Illustrator
- Chris Gaskin
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John McIndoe Limited
- Place of Publication
- Dunedin, New Zealand
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- New Zealand; science fiction; fantasy; paganism
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction and fantasy;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
E C Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
E C Books
Biblio member since 2011
Birsay, Orkney
About E C Books
E C Books is a small online bookselling business, specialising in pre 20th century works:natural history, science, history, and travel, aiming for rarer and more unusual books. Our largest stock area is Natural History, where we have a good range of books from the 1700-1800's, many finely illustrated. Other areas include children's books, particularly late 1800's-early 1900's - again illustrated; and literature pre 1900.When you order books from us we ensure that they are properly packed to protect condition, and we always use recorded or 'signed for' postal services for more secure delivery. Please note that we have recently moved to the beautiful Orkney Islands, where we intend to open a bookshop over the next year. Because of our location we cannot guarantee 'next day' delivery but we will get your purchase to you as quickly and safely as we can.Please note that the buyer is responsible for the payment of any tax or duty on import.
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- Dustwrapper
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
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