London: Macmillan, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Signed by Banks on the title page. Fine in a Fine jacket, unclipped (£11.95). Blue buckram with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. The second first novel in Banks's Culture series.

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The Player of Games is a science fiction novel by Scottish writer Iain M. Banks, first published in 1988.

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Bookseller: Carpetbagger Books, IOBA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 10131
Title: The Player of Games
Author: Banks, Iain M
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0333471105
ISBN 13: 9780333471104
Publisher: Macmillan
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1988
Keywords: Science Fiction, Sci-fi, SF, British Fiction, Scottish Fiction

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