Star - Raker
by Gordon, Donald
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Berry/Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Berry/Good. Colour illustrated paperback binding with red and black coloured titles to the front panel and black coloured titles to the backstrip. Star - Raker is a futuristic jetliner. But its pilots are starting to die of cancer. It is up to 2 people to find out the reason behind this catastrophe. The author's first work. Creasing to the book corners with reading creases to the backstrip. Rubbing of the book edges and panels with tanning of the textblock edges and pages. A small stain to the top right-hand corner of the front panel and previous owners name to the top edge of the half title page. First softcover edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 224 pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; First Work; Inventory No: 0129293. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0129293
- Title
- Star - Raker
- Author
- Gordon, Donald
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Berry
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Science Fiction -- Novel, Authors First Novel, 1960s Science Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy; First Work; Unbranded Gordon, Donald Star - Raker
- Bookseller catalogs
- First Work;
Terms of Sale
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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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