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Kiteworld: Available Copies

vg/vg, lgt edgewear. Bookclub edition. Binding is hc.

Very good with slight dust soiling to page edges. In very good dust jacket with some scuffing but no chips or tears and not price-clipped. No previous owner markings or bookplates. No remainder mark.

First edition copy. . Very Good dust jacket. 1st US edition. Review copy card laid-in. Slightly dampstained. From the library of science fiction and fantasy writer, editor, publisher and prolific book reviewer D. Douglas Fratz. (science fiction, fantasy)

Slight browning to jacket and page edges.

eu.

This is an ex-library book with the usual stamps and markings. Jacket has creases, scratches and edge wear. Cover has bumped corners, a small piece of paper attached to one edge and the top edge is faded. Inside cover is torn. See photos. The binding is in good shape. The boards are in good, sturdy condition. The pages of this book are clean and unmarked. FAST SHIPPING & FREE TRACKING!

New York: Arbor House . 1986. Hardcover. 0877957908 . First US edition. 288 pages. Fantasy Novel A Near Fine Book with light dust soiling top page edges in Fine jacket. See Photos cel

ISBN 0-87795-790-8. Hardback. First Printing. Very Good condition book in a Very Good condition dustjacket with minor rubs and creases around its edges. Tight sound unmarked copy. $15.95 original price is present and unclipped on front flap of dustjacket.

Dirty top edge but otherwise a very nice copy, first printing, dust jacket in a protective mylar cover

NY: Arbor House, c1985. 1st printing, 288pp., 8vo., Fine bright looks unread hardcover, fine unblemished d/j.

The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover first edition, first printing and first US edition. (Preceded by the UK edition published in 1985.) Fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Uncommon to find copies in fine condition. Award History: 1985 British Science Fiction Award Nominee (lost to Helliconia Winter by Brian W. Aldiss); 1986 John W. Campbell Award Nominee (lost to The Postman by David Brin); 1986 Locus Poll Award Nominee (lost to The Postman by David Brin). Barron (ed), Anatomy of Wonder 4 (1995) 4-359.

A FINE FIRST IN DJ. SIGNED

Unread book in perfect condition.

Dustjacket art by Jill Bauman. First printing, fine in fine dustjacket. As new, never read, with review slip and publicity letter laid in.

New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

First British edition. Dampstain to the lower edge of the dust jacket with minor bleeding of color to front pastedown, thus near fine in a very good or better dust jacket.

Paperback (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

1st ed/1st pr. Book is square, solid, and unread. The flawless dust jacket is in a protective Brodart cover. No price clippings, no remainder marks. This book is so sharp it could slice even Superman's skin -- you'll shout up, up, and away with glee when it arrives at your door! NOTE: REALLY light traces of handling to the sides of the pages.

Like new, appears unread. Near fine book, clean inside. Very tight binding. Near fine dust jacket. A perfect used copy. Hardcover in gray paper with leatherette spine

New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000

Octavo, Hardcover. Fine in fine dust jacket. (4436)

First edition hardcover signed to the title page by Roberts. Spine ends softened else fine condition in like DJ in mylar. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 256 pages

First edition. Hardcover. Top edge slightly foxed, o/w fine in like dustjacket. With a wonderfully illustrated dustjacket. The British first is in the plain yellow, lettered Gollancz jacket.

Tight and unmarked-" A novel of 8 individual short stories:- Contents: Kitemaster / Kitecadet / Kitemistress / Kitecaptain / Kiteservant / Kitewaif / Kitemariner / Kitekillers:- Synopsis: The Realm of Kiteworld has survived nuclear catastrophe and is governed by a feudal and militant religious oligarchy - the Church Variant. In the outer Badlands, real or imagined Demons are kept at bay by flying defensive structures of giant interlocking Cody kites piloted by an elite and brave Corps of Observers. Through a series of 'Kite' stories, we are drawn compellingly into a strange but recognizable world where loyalty to the Corps is everything and non-conformity a sin. Keith Roberts depicts the fortunes, passions, and failings of his characters against this background of a fragile and superstitious society. As the fanatical Ultras embark on a religious campaign of destruction, the Realm starts to disintegrate - fast:- Review(s): "Keith Roberts remains one of Britain's best-kept literary secrets: a baffling state of affairs that 'Kiteworld', another of Robert's extraordinary time-slips into a parallel universe, should go most of the way to redressing" - Time Out / "In his best book since the legendary 'Pavane', the author's wondrous myth-making here creates a world with all the circumstances of truth and all the clarity of hallucination. It is a quite remarkable feat in contemporary science-fiction" - The Times

A near fine copy in near fine dustjacket with a tiny tear along the spine on rear panel. ; Octavo; 288 pages. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

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