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City of Cain: Available Copies

[ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Torn pages: YES ] [ Edition: First ] [ Water Damage: MODERATE ] Publisher: Pocket - Timescape Pub Date: 7/1/1978 Binding: Paperback Pages: 200 First edition.

Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1

Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1

----------paperback. Browning slightly inside covers, spine bend, trace of edgewear, former owner name inside, a very good to very good+ copy.

very good paperback,

stated first edition. used hardcover in dust jacket. jacket is somewhat worn about the edges, with a few small chips and tears at the extremeties, though still largely intact. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.

Edge wear. Open Books is a nonprofit social venture that provides literacy experiences for thousands of readers each year through inspiring programs and creative capitalization of books.

Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.25

Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.25

SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item.

Pages clean in tight binding; dust jacket a little worn at top edge Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dustjacket

First edition. Old ink price on free endpaper, thus near fine in very good rubbed dustwrapper with some creases and a short tear on the front panel. A political thriller.

vg+ book vg+ dw 1st edition 1st edition Gollancz 1974 hardcover. In stock shipped from our UK warehouse

fine in near fine dust jacket , bumped edges

1978. Paperback. Some shelf wear but otherwise a good copy. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Some handling wear and marks, Ex Library. A good reading copy.

First UK edition. Originally published in the US by Little, Brown in 1974. Boards have some bumping to the corners and a small dent in the bottom edge of the rear panel. The page edges have some browning and quite heavy brown spotting. The pages are a little yellowed with spotting to the endpapers but are otherwise clean and unmarked. The jacket has some light creasing to the edges and some light surface wear. First printing.

This is a UK first edition hardcover published by Victor Gollancz in 1975. The jacket is Very Fine and unclipped (£2.30 net). The book is Very Fine with straight spine, sharp corners and firm spine ends. The copyright page confirms the UK first edition hardcover.

Signed Copy First edition copy. . Book Good. No dust jacket. Signed by author on bookplate on half title page. In protective mylar cover. (science fiction, sci-fi, novel)

1978. Paperback. Some shelf wear but otherwise a good copy. . . . .

Psychological dystopian thriller. VG in VG dustjacket protected by a removable plastic sleeve.

First UK edition, first impression. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, very slight lean, not price clipped (£2.30), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg++ copy. 217pp. 'My lover, my protector, my friend, my doctor, my brother, they're all killing me'. Peter Roos cannot help knowing the thoughts of those around him. A rare physical condition has given him that power. Now he has 'heard' about the government's secret plan to give up control of America to the military to build an underground city for themselves in the event of a nuclear attack. Unfortunately for Roos, the government knows he knows. And the project's sponsors, including his senator brother, have no choice. They must get him out of the way, permanently! a thriller / satire from prolific American genre writer Kate Wilhelm (1928-2018). Quite a scarce book.

FIRST EDITION, first printing. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[6]; 217; [1]. Publisher's red cloth, gilt titles to spine. Dust-jacket with printed price of £2.30 net. Lightly handled, a couple of tiny spots to edges. Fine.

SIGNED hardcover first edition - First printing. A moody, psychological near-future science fiction thriller by this Hugo and Nebula award winning writer. After being injured in Vietnam, Peter Roos develops a rare physical condition which gives him the power to hear the thoughts of those around him. "Now he has 'heard' about the government's secret plan to give up control of America to the military - to build an underground city for themselves in the event of a nuclear attack. Unfortunately for Roos, the government knows he knows. And the project's sponsors - including his senator brother - have no choice.They must get him out of the way - permanently!" SIGNED on the title page. 217 pp. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

City of Cain by Kate Wilhelm (First UK Edition) Publisher's File Copy A tight bright unread copy with sharp corners. A sharp bright dust jacket. First UK Edition. Publisher's File Copy from the Gollancz archives. Most of these archive copies are ink-stamped "File Copy" or "Archive Copy" on the front endpaper, title page, and dust jacket. May have publisher's numbered notation in pencil or pen to the front endpaper and jacket back cover.

Number of books: 1.

Number of pages: 328p Size: 15cm.