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The Rhesus Chart (1st/1st Signed)
by Stross, Charles
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0425256863
- ISBN 13
- 9780425256862
- Seller
-
Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
U.S.A.: Ace, 2014. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First US edition first printing. Hardback book is tight, clean and square. Boards sharp and clean, gilt perfect. Text block clean and white. Feels very lightly read. Fine condition. Jacket some minor crimping to spine ends. Light handling marks to the gloss, overall a straight fine copy. Signed without dedication to title page. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a quality addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A lovely copy of this US first edition first printing book. Signed to title page without dedication by Stross. Uncommon in the UK.
Synopsis
As a newly appointed junior manager within the Laundry—the clandestine organization responsible for protecting Britain against supernatural threats—Bob Howard is expected to show some initiative to help the agency battle the forces of darkness. But shining a light on things best left in the shadows is the last thing Bob wants to do—especially when those shadows hide an occult parasite spreading a deadly virus. Traders employed by a merchant bank in London are showing signs of infection—an array of unusual symptoms such as superstrength and -speed, an uncanny talent for mind control, an extreme allergic reaction to sunlight, and an unquenchable thirst for blood. While his department is tangled up in bureaucratic red tape (and Buffy reruns), debating how to stop the rash of vampirism, Bob digs deeper into the bank’s history—only to uncover a bloodcurdling conspiracy between men and monsters...
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Details
- Bookseller
- Durdles Books (IOBA)
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005634
- Title
- The Rhesus Chart (1st/1st Signed)
- Author
- Stross, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0425256863
- ISBN 13
- 9780425256862
- Publisher
- Ace
- Place of Publication
- U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2014
- Pages
- 326
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- accellando singularity sky iron sunrise General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction;
- X weight
- 700 g
Terms of Sale
Durdles Books (IOBA)
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About the Seller
Durdles Books (IOBA)
Biblio member since 2018
Birmingham, West Midlands
About Durdles Books (IOBA)
Durdles Books is an online bookshop that specialises in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Modern Firsts and Genre Fiction. We also have books in many other categories and think our stock is both varied and interesting. We are constantly busy sourcing new stock in great condition, as collectors ourselves we appreciate that there is nothing like finding a lovely copy of a book that is on "the list". We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), so you can be assured of our commitment to good bookselling practices and customer service.
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