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Truckers
by Pratchett, Terry
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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nr Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, UK: Doubleday, 1989. 1st Edition 1st Impression. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First edition, first printing. Signed and inscribed by Terry Pratchett on the title page, 'To Lawrence, An Adult of All Ages, Terry Pratchett'. 190pp. In orange cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Small smudge mark on lower text block edge. In its original dust jacket, with wraparound art work by Josh Kirby. Dust jacket faintly bumped along lower edge and now protected in an archival quality Mylar wrapper, fitted without the use of tape or adhesives. A gorgeously fresh and crisp, signed copy of Pratchett's second story for younger readers, in the Nome (Bromeliad) series.
Synopsis
SIR TERRY PRATCHETT is one of the most popular authors writing in the UK today. He is the acclaimed creator of the Discworld series, the first title in which, The Colour of Magic , was published in 1983. Worldwide sales of his books are in excess of 65 million, and they have been translated into 36 languages. He has written a number of titles for younger readers, including The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents , which won the Carnegie Medal in the UK, and Nation , which was a Printz Honor Book in the U.S. He was awarded an OBE in 1998, and a Knighthood in 2009 for his services to literature.
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Details
- Bookseller
- BookAddiction
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018727
- Title
- Truckers
- Author
- Pratchett, Terry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Impression
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 1989
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Fantasy fiction, signed books, modern fiction firsts
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About the Seller
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nr Canterbury, Kent
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Based in the leafy hamlet of Chartham Hatch, just a few miles from the historic Cathedral city of Canterbury, BookAddiction offers beautiful, illustrated and collectible used books and a selection of unique works on paper.BookAddiction was established in 1999 (originally trading as The Virtual Bookshelf). We are members of the book-selling co-operation, Ibooknet, which extends the highest professional and ethical standards, and are in the process of joining the Provincial Booksellers' Fairs Association (PBFA).Follow our blog, on books and book collecting at www.bookaddictionuk.wordpress.uk or visit our website at www.bookaddiction.co.uk.We welcome inquiries about our books and endeavour to respond promptly. Please ask away, Offers always welcome.
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Crisp
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- Jacket
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- Inscribed
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- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
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- 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....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Title Page
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