Jack McDevitt is a former naval officer, taxi driver, customs officer and motivational trainer. He is a multiple Nebula Award finalist who lives in Georgia with his wife Maureen.
The acclaimed classic novel and fan favorite—the far-future story of one man's quest to discover the truth behind a galactic war hero.
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Vendeur : Barsoom Books, Torrance, CA, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st ed/1st pr, SIGNED by the author on the title page. This book is square, solid, and plausibly unread; the boards are solid and unblemished, and the dust jacket is sharp and in a protective Brodart cover. No price clippings, no remainder marks. You'll be compelled to shout "Beam me up, Scotty!" with Shatnerian élan once you have this book in your hands! NOTE: Evidence of dusty-smudgey handling to the sides of the pages, and a cinnamon-dusting of foxing all around. Also: to the edge of the back board, about two inches from the bottom, there is a bump which also bumped the last few pages just a bit. Jacket has three micro-dots of foxing on it. Signed by Author(s). N° de réf. du vendeur 035553
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Vendeur : Fahrenheit's Books, Denver, CO, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good+. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good+. First Edition. First British and first hardcover edition, light lean, tiny ding to top edge, small light scuff to bottom edges, and mild sunning to spine and edges. Otherwise a tight, Very Good+ copy in like dustjacket, which is faintly sunned, and has a hint of wear to the spine ends and corners. Jacket is in Mylar. N° de réf. du vendeur 37112
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Vendeur : Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat de la jaquette : dj. First UK Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 310 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Blue, pink, and yellow pictorial spine with white lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut: "£11.95." Mild general shelf wear. Shelved in Hardcover Science Fiction. 1412412. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. N° de réf. du vendeur 1412412
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Vendeur : HPB Inc., Dallas, TX, Etats-Unis
paperback. Etat : Good. 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! N° de réf. du vendeur S_469871941
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Vendeur : Transformer, Glasgow, Royaume-Uni
Hard Cover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. Danny Flynn (illustrateur). First UK Edition. 310pp. 8.1 inches. Grape-coloured buckram, gilt titles. Unused unread book. As new with light bump top of spine, tiny hint of bump to tiny part of base edges. Faintly foxed fops, scattered faint fox speckles to other edges. Internally pristine, no owner's marks. In fresh bright jacket, art by Danny Flynn, as new with tiny creasing at top of spine, faint light surface shelfwear. The First UK edition, preceded by Ace pb and a US bookclub edition. Scarce. 480g. (Science Fiction, Space Opera) Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. N° de réf. du vendeur C16175
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Vendeur : Fahrenheit's Books, Denver, CO, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good+. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. First Edition. First British and first hardcover edition, signed by McDevitt on the title page, the book has a shallow skew to the binding, very slight wear to the spine ends, very faint sunning to the spine and head, and a hint of minor smudging to the edges of the text block. Otherwise, this is a solid, tight and sharp, Very Good+ copy in an unclipped, Near Fine dust jacket, which has faint sunning to the spine, and a touch of wear to the upper corners. The jacket is wrapped in Mylar. N° de réf. du vendeur 108373
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Vendeur : Cross Genre Books, WEST LINN, OR, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. Danny Flynn, dj art (illustrateur). 1st Hardcover Edition. Signed by Author(s). The dust jacket is unclipped (?11.95). Signed by the author on the title page. N° de réf. du vendeur 005111
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Vendeur : Mispah books, Redhill, SURRE, Royaume-Uni
paperback. Etat : Acceptable. Acceptable. Dust Jacket NOT present. CD WILL BE MISSING. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book. N° de réf. du vendeur ERICA82918705320902
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Vendeur : Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. First Edition. A Talent for War by Jack McDevitt (First Edition) A beautiful unread copy. Three-Quarter Leather. First Trade Hardcover Edition. One-of-a-kind. Unique ""founder's copy"" of first trade hardcover edition (preceded in hardcover only by an American book-club edition), and first British edition. (The statement of printing on the copyright page is incorrect, the British hardcover edition precedes the British paperback edition.) Bound-up from the first sheets supplied to the publisher from the printer. This copy was specially bound for the founder of Kinnell Publications Limited, in three-quarter tan Morocco (goat skin) with gold lettering on a red Morocco lettering-piece, gold stamping, raised bands, and top and fore-edge gilt. This copy, and this copy only, has a colophon. This copy then is the first copy of the first trade hardcover edition and the first copy of the first British edition, in a unique and handsome binding. With a signed letter of provenance from Kinnell's founder A.E. Cunningham. BOOK. N° de réf. du vendeur HCS11469-1
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