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Great Science-Fiction & Fantasy Works
Science-fiction & fantasy literature: a critical list with discussions.
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Below are the first 30 of the lowest-total-price offerings from AbeBooks; all information shown is as specified by the sellers. To see all responses direct from AbeBooks—who may have more than 30—click here.
PASTEL CITY by HARRISON, M. JOHN
Hardcover
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Publisher: doubleday, 1970's, first edition jacket only, NO BOOK, (1970)
Seller: GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS (webster, NY, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $6.00
Shipping: $6.45
TOTAL Cost: $12.45
good, but no front fly, some bumping
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Seller: Arundel Books (Seattle, WA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $20.00
Shipping: $4.45
TOTAL Cost: $24.45
Very Good used copy. Tight spine and the interior is clean and unmarked. Back cover has small closed tear. First Timescape Edition with full number line.
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Seller: Webster's Bookstore Cafe, Inc. (State College, PA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $20.12
Shipping: $4.99
TOTAL Cost: $25.11
Moderate wear to covers, including some rubbing and creasing near the spine. Small scuff to top right corner, too. Previous seller's stamp on f.e.p. Light tanning to inside of covers and pages. Text is clean.
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Seller: Greener Books (London, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $14.38
Shipping: $12.60
TOTAL Cost: $26.98
**SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books.
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The Pastel City: Volume I of The Tales of Viriconium (A Timescape Book) by Harrison, M. John
Paperback
ISBN:
Publisher: Pocket Books, New York (1981)
Seller: Fahrenheit's Books (Denver, CO, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $20.00
Shipping: $7.00
TOTAL Cost: $27.00
First Pocket Books printing, mass market paperback, has a slight lean to the binding, moderate bumps to the spine ends and corners, light sunning to the spine and cover edges, some rubbing with mild edge wear to the covers, a couple smudges and spots to the back, thin reading creases to the spine, and a dark remainder line to the head of the text block. Otherwise, this is a solid, tight Near Very Good copy.
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The Pastel City by Harrison, M. John
Paperback
ISBN: 9780671835842
Publisher: Pocket Books Timescape, New York (1981)
Seller: The People's Co-op Bookstore (Vancouver, BC, Canada)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $15.16
Shipping: $18.00
TOTAL Cost: $33.16
4-1/8" x 6-15/16", 175pp + 1p publisher's advertising. A mass market book, printed on acidic groundwood paper and perfect bound in varnished printed card stock cover. Yellow edge tinting all around. Noticeable shelf wear, creasing, edge wear to cover. Binding remains square and tight. Pages are beginning to yellow but remain clean and unmarked.
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Seller: GF Books, Inc. (Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Fine
Book Price: $37.98
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $37.98
Book is in Used-LikeNew condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear.
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Seller: Book Deals (Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $37.99
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $37.99
Good condition. This is the average used book, that has all pages or leaves present, but may include writing. Book may be ex-library with stamps and stickers.
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Seller: GF Books, Inc. (Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $49.99
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $49.99
Book is in Used-Good condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting.
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The Pastel City. Avon 19711 by Harrison, M. John
Paperback
ISBN: 9780380000579
Publisher: Avon, New York (1974)
Seller: Rose's Books IOBA (Harwich Port, MA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Fine
Book Price: $52.00
Shipping: $6.00
TOTAL Cost: $58.00
New York: Avon, 1974. First edition, stated first printing. Mass market paperback, all edges stained red, 157 pp. Slight shelfwear, unread. Fine. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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