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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Seller Inventory # GOR005747828
Book Description Condition: Good. Good condition paperback. Book may have toning and foxing. Covers may have light wear. There will be no loose pages. Seller Inventory # 9999-9993006645
Book Description 1st in this edition paperback, very good clean, tight, bright copy, no inscriptions. Seller Inventory # 039997
Book Description Paperback: 7" x 4¼". Condition: Very Good: Light signs of wear. Cover Art: Chris Moore (illustrator). 1981 Edition. © 1980: A stand-alone novel by John Brunner. 1st printing of 1981 edition:- Synopsis: Matter-transmitters - mankind's dream come true. Code-named 'posters' the devices are the invention of Justin Williams and Cinnamon Wright. Against paranoid security restrictions, at last the poster is to be tested - Williams and Wright expect a triumphant place in history as bringers of freedom to civilisation. But something goes terribly wrong on the first long-distance trial run. The courier arrives back mysteriously different - and then kills himself. To prove his faith in his invention, Justin has himself 'posted' thousands of miles. He is unchanged. but the world is somehow different:- (original cost £1.25). Seller Inventory # 11.001.00638
Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Good. Covers are creased and lightly shelf worn with a creased spine. Pages are lightly tanned. (04). Seller Inventory # DS-QV85-W0TI
Book Description paperback / softback. Condition: vg++. 1st edition Magnum 1981 paperback, vg++ In stock shipped from our UK warehouse. Seller Inventory # 18298
Book Description paperback / softback. Condition: vg+. vg+ 1982 Littlehampton Book Services Ltd; 1st edition paperback book In stock shipped from our UK warehouse. Seller Inventory # 192386
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. Paperback. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Methuen, UK, 1980. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: The first practical matter transmitter was a success, or so everyone thought. In spite of paranoid security restrictions, Justin Williams and Cinnamon Wright, co-inventors of the device, counted on it to revolutionise civilisation and gain them an honoured place in history. But the first long-distance field test with a human being - a diplomatic courier carrying a vital message - somehow misfired when the courier killed himself on arrival at his destination. To prove his faith in his invention - and to escape charges of sabotage - Justin had himself "posted" thousands of miles. He came through unchanged. It was the world that was somehow different. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN: 0417064705. ISBN/EAN: 9780417064703. Inventory No: 09090160. The photo of this book is of the actual book for sale. Seller Inventory # 09090160
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Paperback. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Methuen, UK, 1981. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: The first practical matter transmitter was a success, or so everyone thought. In spite of paranoid security restrictions, Justin Williams and Cinnamon Wright, co-inventors of the device, counted on it to revolutionise civilisation and gain them an honoured place in history. But the first long-distance field test with a human being - a diplomatic courier carrying a vital message - somehow misfired when the courier killed himself on arrival at his destination. To prove his faith in his invention - and to escape charges of sabotage - Justin had himself "posted" thousands of miles. He came through unchanged. It was the world that was somehow different. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN: 0417064705. ISBN/EAN: 9780417064703. Inventory No: 09040043. The photo of this book is of the actual book for sale. Seller Inventory # 09040043