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Darkening Island: Available Copies
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Fugue for a Darkening Island by Priest, Christopher
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Darkening Island by Priest, Christopher
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780060134075
Publisher: Ultramarine Pub Co (1972)
Seller: Uncle Hugo's SF/Uncle Edgar's Mystery (Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $10.00
Shipping: $6.00
TOTAL Cost: $16.00
Lightly soiled on the top of the book; former owner's bookplate on the front endpaper. No jacket.
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Fugue for a Darkening Island (Paperback) by Christopher Priest
Paperback
ISBN: 9780575098206
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co, London (2011)
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail (Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.) New Book
Book Price: $16.32
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $16.32
Paperback. Survivors of a terrible African war flee their blighted continent and look for refuge in the countries of the West. But Britain is falling into civil war and anarchy.One of Christopher Priest's earliest novels, FUGUE FOR A DARKENING ISLAND is a powerful work whose subject matter has become increasingly relevant in recent years. Survivors of a terrible African war flee their blighted continent and look for refuge in the countries of the West. But Britain is falling into civil war and anarchy.One of Christopher Priest's earliest novels, FUGUE FOR A DARKENING ISLAND is a powerful work whose subject matter has become increasingly relevant in recent years. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Darkening Island by Priest, Christopher
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780060134075
Publisher: Ultramarine Pub Co, New York (1972)
Seller: All-Ways Fiction (Carson City, NV, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $14.95
Shipping: $5.00
TOTAL Cost: $19.95
Book is in Very Good + condition. Boards have a tiny bit of shelf wear. Fore edges have a small amount of wear. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Very Good + condition. Tiny bit of shelf wear/rub. Tiniest bit of wear along the edges. Not price clipped. Dust Jacket is covered by Mylar wrapper. Thanks and Enjoy. All-ways well boxed, All-ways fast service. Thanks.
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Seller: GF Books, Inc. (Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $20.81
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TOTAL Cost: $20.81
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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Seller: GF Books, Inc. (Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Fine
Book Price: $20.81
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TOTAL Cost: $20.81
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: GF Books, Inc. (Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $20.81
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $20.81
Book is in Used-VeryGood 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 very limited notes and highlighting.
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Seller: Goldstone Books (Llandybie, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $13.95
Shipping: $7.48
TOTAL Cost: $21.43
All orders are dispatched the following working day from our UK warehouse. Established in 2004, we have over 500,000 books in stock. No quibble refund if not completely satisfied.
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Fugue for a Darkening Island by Priest, Christopher
Paperback
ISBN: 9780330255448
Publisher: Pan Books (1978)
Seller: WeBuyBooks 2 (Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $13.79
Shipping: $9.99
TOTAL Cost: $23.78
Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.
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Fugue for a Darkening Island by Priest, Christopher
Paperback
ISBN: 9780330255448
Publisher: Pan Books (1978)
Seller: Reuseabook (Gloucester, GLOS, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $15.41
Shipping: $9.21
TOTAL Cost: $24.62
Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading.
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Fugue for a Darkening Island by Christopher Priest
Paperback
ISBN: 9780575098206
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co (2011)
Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd. (Galway, GY, Ireland) New Book
Book Price: $14.86
Shipping: $11.23
TOTAL Cost: $26.09
2011. 0th Edition. Paperback. Christopher Priest's prescient novel of global migration and disaster Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 202. . . . . .
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Fugue for a Darkening Island by Christopher Priest
Paperback
ISBN: 9780575098206
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co (2011)
Seller: Kennys Bookstore (Olney, MD, U.S.A.) New Book
Book Price: $16.96
Shipping: $10.50
TOTAL Cost: $27.46
2011. 0th Edition. Paperback. Christopher Priest's prescient novel of global migration and disaster Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 202. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
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DARKENING ISLAND by PRIEST, CHRISTOPHER
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780060134075
Publisher: NEW YORK NY HARPER & ROW, PUBLISHERS PUB 1972. (1972)
Seller: JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS (BURLINGTON, WI, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $25.00
Shipping: $5.50
TOTAL Cost: $30.50
NF/NF. BOOK HAS A CREASE TO THE TOP FORE-EDGE CORNER OF THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. D.J. HAS A TRACE OF CORNER RUB BUT IS OTHERWISE FINE. AN EXCELLENT COY. FIRST EDITION. Binding is HARDCOVER.
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DARKENING ISLAND by Priest, Christopher
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780060134075
Publisher: Harper & Row, New York, Evanston, San Francisco, London (1972)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB (Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $25.00
Shipping: $6.00
TOTAL Cost: $31.00
Octavo, cloth-backed boards. First U.S. edition. Issued earlier in Britain as FUGUE FOR A DARKENING ISLAND (1972). "Britain is invaded by hordes of refugees fleeing the aftermath of a nuclear war in Africa, creating a racist backlash and a civil war." - Brians, p. 286. John W. Campbell Award nominee. Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 4-428. Survey of Science Fiction Literature I, pp. 480-83. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#4205)
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