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The Jagged Orbit: Available Copies
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The Jagged Orbit by Brunner, John
Paperback
ISBN:
Publisher: (1972)
Seller: Library House Internet Sales (Grand Rapids, OH, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Poor
Book Price: $2.00
Shipping: $6.99
TOTAL Cost: $8.99
Piece(s) of the spine missing. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Solid binding. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item.
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Seller: HPB-Emerald (Dallas, TX, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $7.51
Shipping: $3.75
TOTAL Cost: $11.26
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: WeBuyBooks (Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $7.32
Shipping: $7.04
TOTAL Cost: $14.36
Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.
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The Jagged Orbit by Brunner, John.
Paperback
ISBN:
Publisher: Ace Books Pub;, USA (1972)
Seller: Comic World (Steinbach, MB, Canada)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $12.00
Shipping: $7.90
TOTAL Cost: $19.90
395 pages.Goodread notes = "John Brunner's brilliant and scathing vision of a society disintegrating under the impact of violence, drugs, high-level corruption and the casual institutionalization of the 'insane' was a powerful and important statement in 1969. It remains a compelling and chilling tour de force three decades on." >> Cover creasing, spine wear. staining to backcover. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall.
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The Jagged Orbit by John Brunner
Paperback
ISBN:
Publisher: Ace Books, New York (1969)
Seller: Old Paper Old Ink (Murray, KY, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
Book Price: $16.95
Shipping: $4.50
TOTAL Cost: $21.45
John Brunner. The Jagged Orbit. NY: Ace Book #38120, 1969, 1st edition, 1st printing, 397 pp. *** This dystopian science fiction novel, set in 2014, is a collection of 100 short chapters woven together in several strands, each a vignette of some aspect of societal collapse in America. The culprits are segregated city-states, an out of control gun cartel, legacy media and computer technology used to spread propaganda, and the increased use of mental asylums for the newly diagnosed "insane." Color illustration on front cover by Leo & Diane Dillon. *** Near Fine condition. *** 7 inches tall by 4.25 inches. 6/3/26 R&R $1.00 # 5962
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The Jagged Orbit (Ace SF Specials) by John Brunner
Paperback
ISBN: 9780441381203
Publisher: Ace Books, Inc. (1969)
Seller: The Book Garden (Bountiful, UT, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $15.00
Shipping: $7.25
TOTAL Cost: $22.25
**Second Ace printing: November, 1972.** General surface and edge wear to the cover. The corners have been bumped. The binding is creased A few tears along the edges with some creasing. Soiling to the cover. Pages show general reader and age wear. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.
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The Jagged Orbit by Brunner, John
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Ace (1969)
Seller: Uncle Hugo's SF/Uncle Edgar's Mystery (Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $15.00
Shipping: $8.00
TOTAL Cost: $23.00
There is wear around the edges and corners of book and jacket; the jacket has some all around scuffing
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The Jagged Orbit [Ace 38120] by John Brunner
Paperback
ISBN:
Publisher: Ace, New York (1969)
Seller: 32.1 Rare Books + Ephemera, IOBA, ESA (Princeton, NJ, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $20.00
Shipping: $5.50
TOTAL Cost: $25.50
Small 8vo., 397 pp. Ace 38120/Ace SF Special Series 1. Cover art by Leo and Diane Dillon. Reginald-1: 02033. Very Good with handling and edge wear in color illustrated wraps. Tight and square.
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The Jagged Orbit by BRUNNER, JOHN
Paperback
ISBN:
Publisher: Ace 1969 (1969)
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd. (Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $5.42
Shipping: $20.71
TOTAL Cost: $26.13
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 may reduce your overall postage costs
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Seller: MostlySignedBooks (Kensington, CA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $26.95
Shipping: $3.99
TOTAL Cost: $30.94
Very good in good dust jacket. Book club edition. Dust jacket has edgewear and frayed to the ends of the spine. Book has shelfwear to the cap and base of the spine and the top and bottom of the boards. Minor toning to the edges of the pageblock. A BSFA Award-winning Club of Rome Quartet dystopian novel by the late Hugo Award-winning author of "Stand on Zanzibar" and "The Shockwave Rider". Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.
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