Description: Golden Witchbreed By Mary Gentle William Morrow and Company, Inc. New York 1983 First American printing of the first novel in the prolific British Science Fiction and Fantasy author Mary Gentle's (b. 1956) "Orthe" series. First published in Great Britain in 1983 by Victor Gollancz, Ltd. x, 429, [5] p.: one double-page and one full-page map; 21.5 cm. (8.5 inches). Reddish-brown faux leather spine, with black-stamped spine title, blue paper over boards. Glossy, color illustrated dust jacket, with artwork by Michael Whelan and typography by Judith Teener. Former owner's blind-embossed handstamp on the half title page. Science Fiction Book Club Edition "Orthe. Where rashaku fly and wirazu scramble. Where four-breasted, long-maned human-like natives live and die by the harur-nilgiri and the harur-nazari - razor-sharp paired blades no ambidextrous Orthean would be without. Enter Lynne Christie, envoy of Earth Dominion. Her mission: to establish first contact with Orthe's government and evaluate Orthe's readiness for further Dominion relations, a mission delayed mysteriously by her predecessor's untimely death upon the Inner Sea. She discovers she will be scrutinized as the prime exemplar of Dominion behavior by a populace universally hostile toward strangers, change, and alien technology. Unknown to Christie, she will also have to dispel rumors she is not an off-worlder but merely an especially cunning and treacherous survivor of the Golden Witchbreed" [from the dust jacket]. Book is in Near Fine Condition: As noted, former owner's blind-embossed handstamp on the half title page; otherwise, the pages are bright, clean, tight, and unmarked; small area of discoloration on each board, not impacting the dust jacket at all. Dust Jacket is in Near Fine Condition: tiny closed tear lower edge of the back section, where the Science Fiction Book Club number is situated. Copyright 2017 All text in this auction description is the sole property of Classic Books and Ephemera and may not be copied without permission from Classic Books and Ephemera. We email all winning bidders within 24 hours of the end of auction. Occasionally a server will block emails with unfamiliar addresses, which has prevented us from notifying a few winning bidders. If you do not hear from us, please email us for payment details. SHIPPING and HANDLING: The winning bidder receives free media mail in the U.S. We ship all books in boxes, well protected, within 24 hours of the order (Monday - Saturday), always with tracking. We ship pamphlets, documents, broadsides, and booklets in rigid mailers, bagged and boarded, with added stiffener for protection, always with tracking We have been selling books and ephemera for about 17 years to satisfied customers on various venues, so buy with confidence. For international shipping costs see Ebay's Shipping and Handling section below (click on the country and then click Update for cost to a specific country). For expedited domestic or international shipping prices, please contact us. WINNERS AND BUYERS OF MULTIPLE ITEMS RECEIVE FREE SHIPPING IN THE U.S., FIRST CLASS UP TO 16 OUNCES, MEDIA MAIL OVER 16 OUNCES. Payment Methods: Ebay has recently decreed that sellers on the site can only accept electronic payments through Paypal; no other form of payment is permitted except upon request. Before paying for multiple items, please wait for our email notification of your winning bids, so we can provide a combined shipping total. Pa. residents: you must add 6% sales tax to the total (including shipping and handling), unless you have a resale number. This is Pa. state law. Guarantee: We guarantee that the book is as described or we will return the buyer's money, if we are notified by email within 24 hours of receipt of the book. ALSO SEE ON EBAY OUR FINE SELECTION OF BOOKS, PAMPHLETS AND EPHEMERA IN OUR STORE, CLASSIC BOOKS AND EPHEMERA; CLICK ON THIS LINK: We use the condition terms established by AB Bookman's Weekly and now slightly refined by IOBA: As New/Fine, Near Fine(minor defects), Very Good (small signs of wear), Good (average used book), Fair (complete text, but may lack endpapers, half-title), Poor (complete text but soiled, loose hinges, etc.) For an explanation of terms commonly used in book descriptions, contact us.
Price: 14.99 USD
Location: Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2025-01-25T02:15:56.000Z
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Format: Hardcover
Special Attributes: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Subject: Science Fiction
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Language: English
Publication Year: 1983
Book Title: Golden Witchbreed
Author: Mary Gentle
