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The Aylesford Skull: Available Copies
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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.
Seller: HPB Inc. (Dallas, TX, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $2.59
Shipping: $3.75
TOTAL Cost: $6.34
Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Seller: Half Price Books Inc. (Dallas, TX, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $3.74
Shipping: $3.49
TOTAL Cost: $7.23
Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Seller: HPB-Emerald (Dallas, TX, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $3.74
Shipping: $3.75
TOTAL Cost: $7.49
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Seller: HPB-Emerald (Dallas, TX, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $3.99
Shipping: $3.75
TOTAL Cost: $7.74
Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Seller: Book Deals (Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $9.56
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TOTAL Cost: $9.56
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. 0.93
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Seller: Reuseabook (Gloucester, GLOS, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $4.21
Shipping: $7.13
TOTAL Cost: $11.34
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. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages.
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The Aylesford Skull (Langdon St. Ives) (Tale of Langdon St. Ives) by James P. Blaylock
Paperback
ISBN: 9780857689795
Publisher: Titan Books Ltd, United Kingdom, London (2013)
Seller: WorldofBooks (Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $5.80
Shipping: $7.26
TOTAL Cost: $13.06
Professor Langdon St. Ives brilliant but eccentric scientist and explorer is at home in Aylesford with his family. Not far away a steam launch is taken by pirates, the crew murdered, and a grave is possibly robbed of the skull. The suspected grave robber, the infamous Dr. Ignacio Narbondo, is an old nemesis of St. Ives. When Narbondo kidnaps his son Eddie, St. Ives races into London in pursuit. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Seller: Reuseabook (Gloucester, GLOS, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $6.83
Shipping: $7.13
TOTAL Cost: $13.96
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. Damaged cover. The cover of is slightly damaged for instance a torn or bent corner.
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Seller: Goldstone Books (Llandybie, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $4.93
Shipping: $9.06
TOTAL Cost: $13.99
Ex-Library Book. Has usual library markings and stamps inside. All orders are dispatched within one working day from our UK warehouse. We've been selling books online since 2004! We have over 750,000 books in stock. No quibble refund if not completely satisfied.
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THE AYLESFORD SKULL: A Tale of St. Ives by James P. Blaylock
Paperback
ISBN: 9780857689795
Publisher: Titan Books, London (2013)
Seller: Granny Artemis Antiquarian Books (bremerton, WA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Fine
Book Price: $12.00
Shipping: $4.00
TOTAL Cost: $16.00
London: Titan Books, 2013. First Edition. Fine trade wraps. Laid in: Publisher's promotional leaflet. One of the "founding fathers" of Steam Punk, and recipient of the Philip K. Dick Award and two World Fantasy Awards. After a twenty year hiatus away from Steam Punk, Blaylock gave us a brand new novel of eccentric scientist and explorer Professor Langdon St. Ives, set in the rank and rancid underground of London.
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