STAND ON ZANZIBAR
by BRUNNER, JOHN
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Prairie Village, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1987. All edges gilt. Covers and spine decorated and lettered in gilt. Silk bookmark. A copy of Collector's Notes laid-in. Introduction by David Brin and color frontispiece illustration by Vincent DeFate. First published in 1968, it won the Hugo Award in 1969. 505pp.. CollectorFine. Full Brown Leather. Fine/No Dust Jacket. Large Octavo.
Synopsis
Stand on Zanzibar is a dystopic New Wave science fiction novel written by John Brunner and first published in 1968. The book won a Hugo Award for Best Novel at the 27th World Science Fiction Convention in 1969.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Glenn Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014760
- Title
- STAND ON ZANZIBAR
- Author
- BRUNNER, JOHN
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- CollectorFine
- Publisher
- The Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1987
- Size
- Large Octavo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Science Fiction, Fantasy
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Glenn Books
Biblio member since 2005
Prairie Village, Kansas
About Glenn Books
We are an antiquarian bookshop established in 1933. We are members of ABAA and ILAB.
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