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Published by Orbit Books, 2003
ISBN 10: 1857231384ISBN 13: 9781857231380
Seller: Bookoutlet1, Bridgeton, NJ, U.S.A.
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Published by Orbit, 2008
ISBN 10: 031600538XISBN 13: 9780316005388
Seller: Goodwill Books, Hillsboro, OR, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good. Signs of wear and consistent use.
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Published by Orbit, 2023
ISBN 10: 035652163XISBN 13: 9780356521633
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
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Published by Spectra, 1991
ISBN 10: 0553292811ISBN 13: 9780553292817
Seller: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.
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Published by Orbit, 1988
ISBN 10: 0708837077ISBN 13: 9780708837078
Seller: Yare Books, Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Reprint.
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Published by Orbit /Futura 1998, 1998
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
Octavo softcover (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.
Published by Orbit, 2012
ISBN 10: 0356502090ISBN 13: 9780356502090
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 7.87x5.24x3.19 inches. In Stock.
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Published by St Martins Pr, 1988
ISBN 10: 0312017529ISBN 13: 9780312017521
Seller: Particular Things, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
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hardcover. Condition: Good. the dust jacket is ripped and has obvious wear and tear, clean pages, nice hardcover book, inquire for photos.
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Published by Folio Society, London, 2023
Seller: Fialta Books, St Albans, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Brand new copy.
Published by Folio Society,, 2023
Seller: Island Books, Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
First Edition
8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece and 6 coloured illustrations; blue cloth, upper board blocked in red, backstrip lettered in blue, a near fine copy in publisher's blocked board slip-case with printed lining.
Published by Orbit Ltd, 2021
ISBN 10: 9124105317ISBN 13: 9789124105310
Seller: Books Unplugged, Amherst, NY, U.S.A.
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Condition: New. Buy with confidence! Book is in new, never-used condition.
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Published by MacMillan Publishing UK, 1987
ISBN 10: 0333441389ISBN 13: 9780333441381
Seller: Salish Sea Books, Bellingham, WA, U.S.A.
Book
Condition: Good. Good in a Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is shelfworn and edgeworn with a few closed edge-tears, but is overall good and intact, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light overall wear to the boards with a small, faint watermark to the lower left edge of the front board; Unblemished textblock edges; The first two endpapers has a couple of faint creases to the middle, otherwise the endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; Tight binding; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5" - 9.75" tall); 1.5 lbs; Black dust jacket with illustration of a spaceship, and title in blue lettering over yellow cloth-covered boards; 1987, MacMillan Publishing UK; 471 pages; "Consider Phlebas," by Iain M. Banks.
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Published by St Martins Pr, 1988
ISBN 10: 0312017529ISBN 13: 9780312017521
Seller: The Book Lady Bookstore, Savannah, GA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus. 1st Edition. Blue hardcover in illustrated DJ. Minor bumping to head and tail of spine. Mild edge wear to DJ.
Published by The Folio Society, London, 2023
Seller: Neil Holliday, Dymock, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: New. Daniel Taylor (illustrator). First Thus. Deep blue cloth with speckled effect and motif in bronze. Titles in light blue. Full page colour illustrations. Housed in a dark blue slip case with mottled bronze effect. This is a brand new, unread copy of The Folio Society edition of the first of the Culture series.
Published by St. Martin's Press, New York, 1987
ISBN 10: 0312017529ISBN 13: 9780312017521
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Fine in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($18.95), lightly toned, a few small closed tears. Blue boards with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. The first novel in Banks's Culture series.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. The first book in Banks s popular Culture Series. Amazon announced a TV adaptation in 2018, but this got cancelled in August 2020, probably due to the pandemic, but it will probably just be time before these well loved stories makes it to our screens. A fine unread book in a NF - F DJ with slight fading to the spine. There is a small dealer price sticker on the front cover. Unclipped but with no price, I believe this is an export DJ. DW now in a protective acetate cover. ; Culture Series.
Published by St. Martin's Press, New York, 1987
ISBN 10: 0312017529ISBN 13: 9780312017521
Seller: Aardvark Rare Books, ABAA, EUGENE, OR, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus / Very Good. Stated First U.S. Edition. Octavo, 8.5 in. x 5.7 in., pp. 471. Blue cloth-covered boards with gilt title to spine. Very light rubbing to extremities. Unmarked interior. Light sunning, and light rubbing to edges of dustjacket. Protected in mylar. "Consider Phlebas is a space opera novel by Scottish writer Iain M. Banks. It is the first in a series of novels about an interstellar post-scarcity society called the Culture. The novel revolves around the Idiran-Culture War, and Banks plays on that theme by presenting various microcosms of that conflict. Its protagonist Bora Horza Gobuchul is an enemy of the Culture." (from Wikipedia) "Escape seemed impossible: 'there was one bewilderingly complicated and unlikely way out of the concentric shells of erupting energies now opening like the petals of some immense flower between the star systems. It was not, however, a route the Mind of a small, archaic warship could plan for, create and follow. By the time it was noticed that the ships Mind had taken exactly that path through its screen of annihilation, it was too late to stop it from falling away through hyperspace towards the small, cold planet fourth out from the single yellow sun of the nearby systems.the planet the Mind had made for through its shield of explosions was not one they could simply attack, destroy or even land on; it was Schar's World, near the region of barren space between two galactic strands called the Sullen Gulf, and it was one of the forbidden planets of the Dead".
Published by St. Martin's Press, New York, 1987
Seller: Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA, Stephenson, VA, U.S.A.
Association Member: ABAA
First Edition
First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21.5cm); dark blue paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; [viii],[2],3-471,[1]pp. Crown gently nudged, else Fine in a Fine, unclipped dustjacket (priced $18.95). Sharp copy of the first volume in Banks's ten-volume Culture series. "Horza, an alien shape changer and one of the most feared spies and assassins in the galaxy, is hired by another alien race, the Idirans, to further their religious crusade against the Culture, a technologically advanced , liberal-minded human civilization" (Barron, Anatomy of Wonder II-72).
Published by Macmillan, 1987
Seller: Kevin Sell, The Rare Book Sleuth, IOBA, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of Banks' first science fiction novel and the first entry in the Culture series. London: Macmillan, 1987. Publisher's original yellow cloth, spine lettered in black; pp. (vii), 471. A near fine copy in an about near fine, unclipped dust jacket. Binding remains sturdy and secure, minimal wear to boards. Jacket shows just a hint of shelfwear with a few light creases. A very presentable copy, protected in archival mylar.
Published by Macmillan, London, 1987
ISBN 10: 0333441389ISBN 13: 9780333441381
Seller: Durdles Books (IOBA) (PBFA), Birmingham, United Kingdom
Association Member: IOBA
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition first printing. Hardback book is tight and square. Boards sharp, with some feint grubby marks to the upper board. The lower board has some feint grubby and splash marks. Spine clean with bumped ends, black title unmarked and bold. Text block has a obviously accidental biro mark to the top edge, otherwise clean with light toning to edges, more pronounced to the top edge. Previous owners name and date in neat biro to the FEP, which also has a previous booksellers pencil price. Otherwise the pages are unblemished. Feels well bound and gently read. Very good condition. Jacket has small losses to the top fore-edge corners, and run to the head of the front joint. There is general light creasing to the panels and minor crimping to the edges. There is a touch of sunning to the spine, as evidenced by a little fading of the yellow titles. Overall a very good copy. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a worthy addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. Whilst this volume is not the most perfect copy we have handled of this title, it is a well bound and solid example of Iain M Banks's debut novel. In the fitted archival cover is looks very presentable on the shelf and will make a great addition to a modern SF collection. To browse the rest of our extensive Iain M Banks listings search using the keyword: Durdbanks.
Published by Macmillan, London, 1988
ISBN 10: 0333441389ISBN 13: 9780333441381
Seller: Arapiles Mountain Books - Mount of Alex, Castlemaine, VIC, Australia
Book First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: F. Dust Jacket Condition: F-. First Edition. F/F-. 8vo. original yellow boards (paperstock a trifle tanned, else clean & bright throughout) in dustwrapper (faintly rubbed); pp. (viii (last blank)), 472 (last blank). A fine copy of the first 'The Culture' novel, uncommon and in demand.
Published by Macmillan & Co., London, 1987
Seller: The Great Catsby's Rare Books, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A nice copy in the first printing of an increasingly collectible title. Book is fine aside from typical toning to block, jacket is fine aside from a faint scratch to front cover, largely imperceptible in mylar, but for an inch or so at the bottom, visible when book is tilted. Octavo in yellow cloth, black titles, 467 pages, pictorial jacket. Satisfaction guaranteed. Additional photos always available on request. Shipped in a fitted, padded box.
Published by Macmillan [1987], London, 1987
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
First edition. Octavo, boards. "Conflict between two dystopian cultures, one Islamic, the other communist. First of his novels of the Culture, few of which have explicitly utopian content but can collectively be seen as utopian." - Sargent, British and Utopian Literature, 1986-2009. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-72. Toning to text block, a fine copy in fine dust jacket. (31738).
Published by Macmillan, London, 1987
ISBN 10: 0333441389ISBN 13: 9780333441381
Seller: Durdles Books (IOBA) (PBFA), Birmingham, United Kingdom
Association Member: IOBA
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition first printing. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean. Spine ends gently bumped, title gilt perfect. Text block clean, with moderate toning to edges. The pages are unblemished. Feels very lightly read. Near fine condition. Jacket has very light evidence of handling, with some very minor crimping to edges. There is a little sunning to spine, as evidenced by a little fading of the yellow titles. Overall a near fine copy. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a worthy addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A very square and solid example of this collectible first edition first printing title, by Iain M Banks, his debut novel. A great addition to a modern SF collection. To browse the rest of our extensive Iain M Banks listings search using the keyword: Durdbanks.
Paperback. Condition: Good. Softcover, uncorrected proof in advance of the hardback first edition. Signed by Iain Banks at the title page. Pink wraps with black titling and illustration, good with scuffing, creasing, moderate edgewear, 1-inch tear from top edge of front hinge, and a 1/2-inch tear from the bottom. Slight forward tilt to spine; spine wrinkled; binding sound. Foxing to top of textblock, light soil to textblock edges. Text bright and unmarked. Signed.
Published by Macmillan UK, 1987
ISBN 10: 0333441389ISBN 13: 9780333441381
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Richard Hopkinson, dj art. (illustrator). 1st Edition. The book has slight browning and soiling to the edges of the page block. The dust jacket has slight wear to the extremities and is unclipped (L10.95). Signed by the author on the title page. Signed by Author(s).
Published by MacMillan, London, UK, 1987
ISBN 10: 0333441389ISBN 13: 9780333441381
Seller: Kelleher Rare Books, Naas, IE, Ireland
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First UK Edition, First Printing. Pp. Octavo. 471. This is a true first edition, first printing (first impression) with no statement of reprint to the copyright page therefore indicating a true first print in a near fine jacket which is not price clipped. Tightly bound wit lean to the spine, clean pages, unread with light toning. Contemporary inscription by the author to the front end page, which is signed, dated and located. [ To the young and totally impressive Steve Hatton from the utterly complete and total bastard . Iain Banks. Conspiring '87 Brighton 28/8/87 ]. Signed by Author(s).
Publication Date: 1987
Seller: Maggs Bros. Ltd ABA, ILAB, PBFA, BA, London, United Kingdom
First Edition Signed
First edition. 8vo. Original yellow cloth, spine lettered in black, dust jacket. London, Macmillan. Signed by Iain M. Banks to the title page. Banks? first science fiction novel to be published. A fine copy.
Published by Macmillan & Co., London, 1987
Seller: Hyraxia Books. ABA, ILAB, Hutton Cranswick, United Kingdom
Book First Edition Signed
Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. London, Macmillan & Co., 1987. First edition, first impression. Hardback. A fine copy. Signed by the author to the title page surrounding the M of Macmillan. Consider Phlebas is the first of Banks's Science Fiction novels, and opened the world up to The Culture and one of literature's finest space operas. An important novel and without doubt a highlight of modern science fiction. A lovely copy with just a little gentle bumping to the spine tips. [11174, Hyraxia Books]. Signed by Author(s).
Published by MacMillan, 1987
Seller: First and Fine, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Iain M. Banks (1987) Consider Phlebas , UK first edition, first printing, published by Macmillan. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page: To Richard from Iain M Banks 15/3/89 . In recent years a number of forged Banks signatures have emerged. Most of those are flat signed . Inscribed copies are prefered by the collector due to the additional security and comparability of the handwriting. Condition: a lovely, fine copy and probably unread. No previous owners inscriptions, no bookplates, no stamps. Book is aquare and yellow boards are clean. Natural toning of the paper commensurate with age is very minimal. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped showing the correct £10.95 net price. No fading to the spine as often seen. A superb copy. The first Iain M. Banks sci-fi novel and the first in the seminal Culture universe. It is noteworthy that Elon Musk of Space-X and Jeff Bezos of Blue Origin are fans of Iain Banks sci-fi stories. Musk even named a number of the landing platforms for the Falcon boosters after Banks spaceships ( Just Read the Insctructions ; Of Course I Still Love You ). A recent Amazon attempt of a TV adaptation was cancelled in 2020, probably due to the pandemic. However, it is only a question of time before a TV-adaptation will be done since the Culture novels have broad appeal. First and Fine. Signed by Author(s).