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The Word for World is Forest
by Le Guin, Ursula K
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good+
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Berkley Publishing Corporation / G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1976. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good+. First separate edition of this Hugo-winning novella which originally appeared in Harlan Ellison's Again, Dangerous Visions in 1972. Signed by Ursula K. Le Guin on the title page. Bound in publisher's green cloth with spine stamped in gilt. Near Fine with a slight lean to the binding and two small spots to the cloth. In a Very Good+ unclipped dust jacket with rubbing, light soiling, wear to spine ends, browning to the rear panel and several small areas to the blindside with bleeding from green of the cloth. An uncommon first edition, even more so signed.
Synopsis
The Word for World Is Forest is a science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin, published in 1976 and based on her 1972 novella. It is part of the 'Hainish Cycle'.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140944362
- Title
- The Word for World is Forest
- Author
- Le Guin, Ursula K
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Berkley Publishing Corporation / G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- Left Hand of Darkness, Lathe of Heaven, Wizard of Earthsea, Hugo Award, autographed, signature
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
Glossary
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- 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...
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