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Beyond the Time Barrier
by Andrew Tomas
- Used
- poor
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Poor/No jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0859550109
- ISBN 13
- 9780859550109
- Seller
-
Inverness, Highland, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Beyond the Time Barrier by Andrew Tomas.
Hardback, 1974, stated first library edition, so a first edition thus and possible first English language edition overall, illustrated, published by Compton Russell Limited, Salisbury, 160 pages.
A very scarce hardback copy. Ex-library book with typical makings. In acceptable condition. Measures around 8 3/4" by 5 3/4" by 5/8". No dust jacket. Paper on card boards though with cloth-like texture. Some marking and discolouration, considerable signs of wear, extensive scuffing. Rubbing, tearing and chipping at edges, corners and on hinges. Book has forward tilt. Slackness to binding, though intact. Page edges browned and a bit marked. Tearing to front pastedown and endpaper, library stamp to publisher information page. Some marginalia to a few pages and considerable marking to some pages. See pictures for further information.
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Details
- Seller
- GN Books and Prints
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- #BIBLIO-322
- Title
- Beyond the Time Barrier
- Author
- Andrew Tomas
- Format/Binding
- Paper on card boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Library Edition, First Edition Thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0859550109
- ISBN 13
- 9780859550109
- Publisher
- Compton Russell Limited
- Place of Publication
- Salisbury
- Date Published
- 1974
- Pages
- 160
- Keywords
- Paranormal, Time, Science
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
GN Books and Prints
Biblio member since 2022
Inverness, Highland
About GN Books and Prints
Seller based in the Scottish Highlands, dealing in a variety of books, including antiquarian, vintage and modern.
Glossary
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- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- Marginalia
- Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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