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The Bird of Time: Available Copies

Stated first edition. Significant wear on jacket edges. Slight edge wear on covers. Otherwise in very good condition.

Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less

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

Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

Bird of Time This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .

176pp. Clean copy. No inscriptions.

Minute trace of shelf wear. Jacket has a small tear and some wear at the head of the spine. Inscribed "To Andrew, With Best Wishes, George Alec Effinger." A recent college graduate travels back in time to see the great library of Alexandria and finds things are not what he expected.

176pp. Clean copy inside & out. No inscriptions. Includes supply & fitting of new correctly sized protective lyfjacket.

"First Edition" on its copyright page, and first printing code "Q10" (March 1986) on bottom of page 175. Signed, with no personalization or inscription, by author George Alec Effinger on its title page. This book is in very good condition, marred only by a 1.5" black felt-tip pen mark, and remainder spray, on bottom of its text block, plus light bumps on its spine ends. Its binding is sound and square, with no spine crease. Covers are unmarked and otherwise unworn. Pages are unworn and otherwise unmarked. Its dust jacket, now protected by a removable mylar cover, is in near fine condition: whole, bright, and unmarked, with some traces of wear on spine ends but otherwise unworn. I will ship this book in a moisture proof zip-loc bag, padded in bubble wrap, inside a sturdy box to assure it reaches its new owner in the same condition as my description.

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 costs

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.

Doubleday hardcover in dust jacket, 1986, 1st edition, jacket price $12.95, clean/tight, SIGNED inscription on title page: "To Bruce, George Alec Effinger" otherwise unmarked and defect free, Fine/Fine (like New). We will add a custom fitted mylar cover, bubble wrap the book and ship it in a New BOX- Not a plastic bag like the zombie sellers.

Hardcover in dust Jacket. First printing. Book is in perfect shape. A well cared for collector's copy. Dust jacket also in perfect shape and housed in mylar cover. Also includes loose-leaf review copy certificate.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

1st printing. Far into the future, Hartstein's graduation present from his grandparents was a wonderful trip-into the past.

Jacket in mylar protector. Signed and personalized on title page. Light remainder speckling on bottom of book.

Signed by Author(s). The dust jacket is unclipped ($12.95). First Edition stated. Signed by the author on the title page.

vg+ 1st New English Library 1988 edition paperback In stock shipped from our UK warehouse

fine 1st New English Library 1988 edition paperback book In stock shipped from our UK warehouse

As new, possibly unread copy. Contents are tight, bright and clean, with no inscriptions, no foxing, and no remainder mark. Cover is in superb condition, with an uncreased/unbroken spine. An excellent condition book, perfect for any collector of sci-fi/fantasy books. 176pp. (11x18cm). Please contact us for any more information.

Cover art by William Naegels. As new, never read. Inscribed "To Stuart, George Alec Effinger" on the title page. Review slip laid in

First edition. Light foxing on topedge, near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light edgewear. Signed by the author on the title page.

It is the second book in the 'Nick Of Time' series. / Set far into the future, Hartstein's graduation present from his grandparents was a wonderful trip into the past. He had a long future in the doughnut industry to look forward to but this trip was the icing on the cake. / This is a 1st impression paperback in good condition-the spine & cover are creased & cover a little rubbed. (176 pages). Originally published in 1986.

Sprache: English Taschenbuch ,

In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!