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The Best of Ian McDonald: Available Copies
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The Best of Ian McDonald by Ian McDonald
Hardcover
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Publisher: PS Publishing Ltd., Hornsea, England (2016)
Seller: Genesee Books (Rochester, NY, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Fine
Book Price: $50.00
Shipping: $5.00
TOTAL Cost: $55.00
Stated first edition. As new hardcover containing twenty-one stories and novellas. Includes Unfinished Portrait of the King of Pain by Van Gogh and The Queen of Night's Aria. Decorative cover with the same artwork as the dust cover. 546 pages.
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The Best of Ian McDonald by McDonald, Ian
Hardcover
ISBN: 9781848638907
Publisher: PS Publishing, United Kingdom (2016)
Seller: All-Ways Fiction (DAYTON, NV, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Fine
Book Price: $50.00
Shipping: $6.00
TOTAL Cost: $56.00
Hardcover First Edition, First Printing. British Edition Book is in Fine condition. Boards are clean, not bumped. Not remaindered. Cover artwork by: Jim Burns 22 stories. "Represented here are all the phases of McDonald's career Dust Jacket is in Fine condition. Not chipped or crinkled. Not price clipped. Book is covered by Mylar Brodart. All-ways well boxed, All-ways fast service. Thanks.
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The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume Eight Gaiman, Neil; Abercrombie, Joe; Owomoyela, An; Parker, K. J.; Ryman, Geoff; Egan, Greg; Harrison, M. John; Kiernan, Caitlín R.; Yu, E. Lily; Ashby, Madeline; Chiang, Ted; McDonald, Ian and Strahan, Jonathan by Gaiman, Neil; Abercrombie, Joe; Owomoyela, An; Parker, K. J.; Ryman, Geoff; Egan, Greg; Harrison, M. John; Kiernan, Caitlín R.; Yu, E. Lily; Ashby, Madeline; Chiang, Ted; McDonald, Ian and Strahan, Jonathan
Paperback
ISBN: 9781781082164
Publisher: Solaris (2014)
Seller: Librisline (valentano, VT, Italy)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $17.72
Shipping: $47.03
TOTAL Cost: $64.75
Libro usato, proveniente da una collezione privata. La copertina riporta gli usuali segni del tempo. Le pagine possono risultare imbrunite Consegna in 24/48 h. 61-n4
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The Best Of Ian McDonald (signed/slipcased + extra book + extra booklet) by McDonald, Ian
Hardcover
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Publisher: PS Publishing: UK (2016)
Seller: COLD TONNAGE BOOKS (Colyton, DEVON, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $230.10
Shipping: $20.31
TOTAL Cost: $250.41
546 pages: short stories plus 'Story Notes' from the author. LIMITED EDITION: 100 numbered copies signed by the author and slipcased. This slipcased edition comes with an additional (unsigned) hardcover FLOATING DOGS, which collects five additional stories (only available with the 100-copy sliopcased edition). FLOATING DOGS IS ADDITIONALLY SIGNED BY JIM BURNS. Together with an additional 28 page stapled booklet FOR OPENERS (''An Introduction To The Best Short Stories Of Ian McDonald'') issued by PS Publishing in 2015 as a ''taster'' for the final book, cover art by Jim Burns, comprising the first page or so of each story. THIS BOOKLET SIGNED BY JIM BURNS AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Fine copy in a fine dustjacket and pictorial slipcase (as issued).
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Seller: Evening Star Books, ABAA/ILAB (Madison, WI, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Fine
Book Price: $248.00
Shipping: $6.50
TOTAL Cost: $254.50
2 vol. 8vo.; Slim 8vo. [6], 1-546; [6], 1-128, [4] pp. Glossy illustrated boards; glossy illustrated boards printed in white and black. Two prices printed on the first volume's jacket's rear panel. Illustrated glossy endpapers and pastedowns (done by Jim Burns); orange endpapers and pastedowns. Cover art by Jim Burns, cover design by Michael Smith. Housed in a glossy green paper slipcase with a photograph of the author in color on one side. Signed by the author on an illustrated limitation page, copy #90 of 100 special signed editions produced.
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