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The Compass Rose: Available Copies
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The Wind's Twelve Quarters and The Compass Rose (Paperback) by Ursula K. Le Guin
Paperback
ISBN: 9781473205765
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co, London (2015)
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail (Bensenville, IL, U.S.A.) New Book
Book Price: $23.23
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $23.23
Paperback. Grand Master Ursula K. LeGuin has been recognised for almost fifty years as one of the most important writers in the SF field - and is likewise feted beyond the confines of the genre. The Wind's Twelve Quarters was her first collection and it brings together some of finest short fiction, including the Hugo Award-winning 'The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas', the Nebula Award-winning 'The Day Before the Revolution', and the Hugo-nominated 'Winter's King', which gave readers their first glimpse of the world later made famous in her Hugo- and Nebula-winning masterpiece The Left Hand of Darkness. An essential collection of stories from the multi-award-winning Grand Master, Ursula K. LeGuin. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Seller: Rarewaves.com USA (London, LONDO, United Kingdom) New Book
Book Price: $23.24
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TOTAL Cost: $23.24
Grand Master Ursula K. LeGuin has been recognised for almost fifty years as one of the most important writers in the SF field - and is likewise feted beyond the confines of the genre. The Wind's Twelve Quarters was her first collection and it brings together some of finest short fiction, including the Hugo Award-winning 'The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas', the Nebula Award-winning 'The Day Before the Revolution', and the Hugo-nominated 'Winter's King', which gave readers their first glimpse of the world later made famous in her Hugo- and Nebula-winning masterpiece The Left Hand of Darkness.
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Seller: Better World Books Ltd (Dunfermline, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $17.08
Shipping: $6.64
TOTAL Cost: $23.72
Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
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The Wind?s Twelve Quarters and The Compass Rose by Ursula K. Le Guin
Paperback
ISBN: 9781473205765
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co (2015)
Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd. (Galway, GY, Ireland) New Book
Book Price: $20.46
Shipping: $10.80
TOTAL Cost: $31.26
An essential collection of stories from the multi-award-winning Grand Master, Ursula K. LeGuin. Series: S.F. Masterworks. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 42. Weight in Grams: 396. . 2015. Paperback. . . . .
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Seller: Chamblin Bookmine (Jacksonville, FL, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $25.00
Shipping: $6.99
TOTAL Cost: $31.99
271pp. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are intact, textblock is square with pointed corners. Moderate+ overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover edge and cornerwear, full blush throughout.
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The Wind s Twelve Quarters and The Compass Rose by Ursula K. Le Guin
Paperback
ISBN: 9781473205765
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co (2015)
Seller: Kennys Bookstore (Olney, MD, U.S.A.) New Book
Book Price: $22.90
Shipping: $10.50
TOTAL Cost: $33.40
An essential collection of stories from the multi-award-winning Grand Master, Ursula K. LeGuin. Series: S.F. Masterworks. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 42. Weight in Grams: 396. . 2015. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
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The Compass Rose: Short Stories. by LeGuin, Ursula K.
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Publisher: New York Harper & Row [1982]. (1982)
Seller: Michael R. Thompson Books, A.B.A.A. (Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $25.00
Shipping: $15.00
TOTAL Cost: $40.00
Fine in dust jacket. 1st edition. Binding is Cloth/boards.
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Seller: Tall Stories Book & Print Gallery (ROCK HILL, SC, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $40.00
Shipping: $5.75
TOTAL Cost: $45.75
Hardcover first edition with intact dust jacket and firm straight spine. Pages are free of writing or highlighting and copy has minimal shelving or handling wear.
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