A Talent For War
by McDevitt, Jack
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1870532090
- ISBN 13
- 9781870532099
- Seller
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Kinnell Publications, 1989. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good/Very Good. 8x5x1. Signed. Signed by McDevitt at the title page. Maroon boards, very good with light rubbing to edges, bump to front corner of spine foot. Spine square. Binding sound. Dust jacket very good with light edgewear including slight crumpling to front corner of spine foot. Foxed to textblock edges. Interior unmarked.
Synopsis
A Talent for War is a science fiction and mystery novel by Jack McDevitt, the story of a search by Alex Benedict, the protagonist, to discover the nature of a mysterious project Alex's uncle had been working on at the time of his death. This investigation leads deep into the history of a war between human civilization and a neighboring alien civilization and challenges the foundation mythos of the current human government.
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- The Book Bin
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BBS-2017581
- Title
- A Talent For War
- Author
- McDevitt, Jack
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1870532090
- ISBN 13
- 9781870532099
- Publisher
- Kinnell Publications
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1989
- Size
- 8x5x1
- X weight
- 15 oz
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- Spine
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- Edges
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- First Edition
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Title Page
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