The White Plague - Hardcover

THE WHITE PLAGUE [First UK edition]

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. Terry Pastor [Jacket illustration] (illustrator). First UK Edition. First UK edition, published by Victor Gollancz in 1983. The book was first published in the USA by Putnam's in 1982. ***Near fine in black cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. The boards are clean and unmarked. No bumps or creases, just a light vertical reading crease to the spine. Corners sharp. Page block edges beautifully clean. Internally also near fine, with no inscriptions - just a discreet blind stamp on the bottom of the front free endpaper 'from the Woodthorpe collection'. Pages clean and unmarked. No creases or tears. Spine tight. ***In a near fine dustwrapper that is unpriced indicating an export issue. The dustwrapper is complete with no creases or tears. No fading. Dustwrapper bright. ***222mm x 144mm. 445 printed pages. ***'On a sunny afternoon in Dublin an American biologist witnesses the destruction of his wife and children as they are blown apart by an IRA bomb. "A scream erupted from him -- agonized, echoing down the street", and in that moment a weapon of revenge was forged that would almost destroy the world. Frank Herbert has never written more profoundly or forcefully. For behind the compelling excitement of the events themselves lie dire warnings about the state of our society and the power inherent in today's scientific advances. Prophetic and believable, "The White Plague" reflects in a contemporary setting all the brilliance and originality that have made his "Dune" novels classics in the science-fiction world.' [Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper] ***A near fine copy of the first UK edition, much harder to find than the equivalent first American edition. A lovely copy. By the author of "Dune". ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.***. Artikel-Nr. 51163r

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