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Science-fiction & fantasy literature: a critical list with discussions.
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The Tin Men: Available Copies
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Seller: -OnTimeBooks- (Phoenix, AZ, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $9.62
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $9.62
Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships USPS Media Mail
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Seller: WeBuyBooks (Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $1.38
Shipping: $8.42
TOTAL Cost: $9.80
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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Seller: AwesomeBooks (Wallingford, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $4.37
Shipping: $5.58
TOTAL Cost: $9.95
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. .
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Seller: Better World Books Ltd (Dunfermline, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $6.27
Shipping: $6.77
TOTAL Cost: $13.04
Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
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Seller: Better World Books Ltd (Dunfermline, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $6.27
Shipping: $6.77
TOTAL Cost: $13.04
Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
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Seller: Better World Books Ltd (Dunfermline, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $6.30
Shipping: $6.77
TOTAL Cost: $13.07
Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
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Seller: World of Rare Books (Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Fair
Book Price: $6.99
Shipping: $6.53
TOTAL Cost: $13.52
1966. First Thus. 158 pages. Paperback book. Mild brown staining to pages on occasion. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Some gutter cracking. Mild wear to spine, cover edges and corners. Notable sunning to spine and edges. Minor soiling and creasing to covers and spine.
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Seller: Bahamut Media (Reading, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $4.14
Shipping: $9.45
TOTAL Cost: $13.59
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.
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The Tin Men by Michael Frayn
Paperback
ISBN:
Publisher: Fontana (1966)
Seller: World of Rare Books (Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $7.76
Shipping: $6.53
TOTAL Cost: $14.29
1966. First edition thus. 158 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.
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The Tin Men # 81290 by Frayn, Michael
Paperback
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Publisher: Ace Books, New York (1965)
Seller: Scene of the Crime, ABAC, IOBA (St. Catharines, ON, Canada)
Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
Book Price: $15.00
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $15.00
First US mass market edition, first printing # 81290 of Frayn's first novel. Slight edge wear. In near fine condition.
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The Tin Men by Michael Frayn
Paperback
ISBN:
Publisher: ACE Books (1965)
Seller: Tacoma Book Center (Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $10.00
Shipping: $5.50
TOTAL Cost: $15.50
ISBN . Mass Market Paperback First Printing. Tight sound unmarked copy in Good to Very Good condition with Slight browning to the edges of the interior pages. .
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Seller: Better World Books Ltd (Dunfermline, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $9.32
Shipping: $6.77
TOTAL Cost: $16.09
Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
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The Tin Men (Paperback) by Michael Frayn
Paperback
ISBN: 9780571315895
Publisher: Faber & Faber, London (2015)
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail (Bensenville, IL, U.S.A.) New Book
Book Price: $16.13
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $16.13
Paperback. Why not programme computers to take over the really dull jobs that human beings have to do - such as praying and behaving morally? At the William Morris Institute of Automaton Research they are doing just that to free mankind for the really stimulating and demanding tasks of living today - first and foremost the impending visit of Her Majesty the Queen to open its new wing The Tin Men is Michael Frayn's first novel. It won the Somerset Maugham Award and examines technology, computers and automation with humour, elegance and wit. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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The Tin Men by Michael Frayn
Paperback
ISBN: 9780571315895
Publisher: Faber and Faber, GB (2015)
Seller: Rarewaves.com USA (London, LONDO, United Kingdom) New Book
Book Price: $16.15
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $16.15
Why not program computers to take over the really dull jobs that human beings have to do - such as praying and behaving morally? At the William Morris Institute of Automation Research they are doing just that to free mankind for the really stimulating and demanding tasks of living today - first and foremost the impending visit of Her Majesty the Queen to open its new wing. . . Michael Frayn is the celebrated author of fifteen plays including Noises Off, Copenhagen and Afterlife. His bestselling novels include Headlong, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, Spies, which won the Whitbread Best Novel Award and Skios, which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Tin Men, his first novel, is now a modern classic. Winner of the Somerset Maugham Award it explores computers, technology and automation with customary humour and wit.
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Seller: AwesomeBooks (Wallingford, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $14.07
Shipping: $5.58
TOTAL Cost: $19.65
The Tin Men 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. .
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The Tin Men by Michael Frayn
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Collins (1965)
Seller: World of Rare Books (Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $13.93
Shipping: $6.53
TOTAL Cost: $20.46
1965. No Edition Remarks. 191 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped dust jacket. Panels to dust jacket have noticeable edge wear with chips, tears and creasing.
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