- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Bushido Books, Guildford, United KingdomBushido Books
AbeBooks seller since July 16, 2023
Condition: Used - Good
£ 245.00
Quantity: 1 available
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First edition, first impression, published by Michael Joseph in 1956. Black textured paper boards, spine lettered in gilt, light bruising at the corners, otherwise tidy covers, rolled spine, secure binding, clean, age toned pages, a few pages with a tiny mark, no inscriptions. Dust jacket with original price in tact, a few short closed tears to the edges, back panel a little marked, jacket now in a removable protective wrapper. Good condition. Wyndham's collection of 10 sci-fi short stories previously published in periodicals. the stories include; Chronoclasm - A rom-com about a time traveling historian who falls in love while visiting the past, risking the future timeline. Time to Rest - After Earth is destroyed, a human survivor attempts to adapt to their new life among Martians on Mars. Survival - a stranded spacecraft in orbit around Mars is running out of supplies, what lengths will the crew go to survive? Compassion Circuit - The latest domestic robot has fancy new circuitry to feel compassion for its owners, what could possibly go wrong? (a lot). The other stories are Meteor, Pawley's Peepholes, Opposite Number, Pillar to Post, Dumb Martian, and Wild Flower.…
Seller Inventory # 001459
Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Seeds of Time - First Edition
- Author
- John Wyndham
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Publication year
- 1956
- Condition
- Good
- Dust jacket
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Item weight
- 0.8 kilograms
Bushido Books
Guildford, United Kingdom
AbeBooks seller since July 16, 2023
Shipping rates from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
| Item | 6 to 9 business days | 6 to 9 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | £ 19.95 | £ 19.95 |
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Bushido Books is a small independent bookseller specialising in rare and collectible books. We offer a carefully curated selection of works covering a wide range of interests and pride ourselves on providing excellent service.
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