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Time of the Fourth Horseman
by Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0283986042
- ISBN 13
- 9780283986048
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Sidgwick & Jackson, London, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Blue coloured boards with silver coloured titles to the back strip. Plain dustwrapper with silver and brown coloured titles to the front panel and brown coloured titles to the back strip. In the 21st century, where population was at the breaking point, a secret government programme had been commenced – a "... 'moderate epidemic' to thin out the population a bit. But his (lead scientist) calculations are faulty, and the result is a plague of pandemic proportions." -- from the front fold over panel blurb. Softening and rubbing to the back strip edges with rubbing of the book corners and lower book edges. Dust marks and age toning of the text block edges, and, age toning of the pages. Creasing of the dustwrapper edges and rubbing of the panels. Fading to the back strip. This is the first UK edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 183, [1] pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN: 0283986042. ISBN/EAN: 9780283986048. Inventory No: 0121617. . 9780283986048
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0121617
- Title
- Time of the Fourth Horseman
- Author
- Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0283986042
- ISBN 13
- 9780283986048
- Publisher
- Sidgwick & Jackson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- BZDB2 science fiction, overpopulation, pandemic, 21st-century, dystopia, future Science Fiction & Fantasy; Unbranded ISBN: 0283986042 EAN: 9780283986048 Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn Time of the Fourth Horseman
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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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