Against Dark Background by Banks Iain, First Edition (12 results)

Condition: New. Sharrow was once a warrior-spy and leader of a combat team. Living in a state of semi-retirement, she suddenly found herself the target of the Huhsz, a religious cult, and realised that she had to find and reform her old team if she had any hope of survival. By the author of the "Culture" sequence. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 32. Weight in Grams: 344. . 1995. 01st Edition. Paperback. . . . .

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Black boards with silver lettering to the spine. Firm binding, Jacket is not price clipped. Jacket has slight fade to the spine. 1st print. Professional seller. All pictures are of the actual book that is for sale. Books are dispatched in cardboard packaging and dust jackets are placed in removable protective covers.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. G/G. 1st UK. Edge toning, leaned, board rub, jacket edge wear.

Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. London: Orbit, 1993. First Edition. Octavo (24cm); [viii],487pp. Illustrated dust jacket with £15.99 price intact; boards in black cloth with silver lettering to spine. Jacket is clean and crisp with faint edgewear. Boards sturdy and square. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. The first of Banks' science fiction novels not set in the Culture universe.

Audio Book (Cassette). Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Black cloth with silver titles. No inscriptions. A little spotting to upper edges, a little dusting, generally sound. No jacket. Contents clean and tight. A good reading copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A Uk 1st Edition 1st print hardback copy indicated on the copyright page with no further printings mentioned. - The book is in very good condition. It has a shallow bump running along the top of the spine, a slight lean, and some sunning/ toning to the page block. Internally, no tears or inscriptions- a very good copy overall. - the dust jacket is also in very good condition and has not been price clipped with a price of £15.99 shown. The jackets main detractor is that the picture on the spine cover is significantly faded. Small nick/ loss of laminate where the top of the front meets the front flap. Crease running up 75% of the reverse flap from the bottom. Light creasing and surface scratching elsewhere, but otherwise a very good copy.

Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First UK edition. A fine first UK edition hardcover in a near fine price clipped dust jacket, slight rolling to top and bottom edges of dust jacket. A very nice clean copy. Perfect for a collector or fan.

Hard Cover. Condition: F-. Dust Jacket Condition: F. First Edition. F-/F. 8vo. original black boards (a few leaf edge spots) in dustwrapper priced £15.99 (overstickered A$32.95 Aust. Recommended, a trifle rubbed); pp. (viii (last blank)), 488 (last blank). A near fine copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed Banks true first in excellent condition with just slight foxing to some page ends. Great Salwowski cover. Please check out my other rare Banks as well!. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Signed bookplate for Iain Banks laid in. First Edition, First Printing. With corresponding number line. British Edition Book is in Fine condition. Boards are clean, not bumped. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Fine condition. Not chipped or crinkled. Not price clipped. Book is covered by Mylar Brodart. All-ways well boxed, All-ways fast service. Thanks. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1ST. Signed By The Author On The Title Page. A - British - First Edition, First Printing. Book Is In Very Good Plus Condition. Boards Have A Tiny Bit Of Shelf Wear. Not Bumped. Fore Edges Have A Tiny Bit Of Reading Wear. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Very Good Plus Condition. Tiniest Bit Of Wear Along The Edges. Not Price Clipped. Dust Jacket Is Covered By Mylar Brodart. Thanks And Enjoy. Signed by Author(s). Book.

1st edition hardback with dust jacket As New octavo 487pp., Signed by Iain M. Banks on the title-page.