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The Illegal Rebirth of Billy The Kid
by Rebecca Ore
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Near Fine
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: A Tor Book/A Tom Doherty Associates Book, 1991 A Tor Book/A Tom Doherty Associates Book, New York. 1991. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. Retired small town library copy with little use. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for library stamps on the front endpapers, title page, last page, and textblock bottom. Book Condition: Very Good; bar code bar on front pastedown; glue residue on boards from DJ taping; scant shelfwear to board edges. DJ: Near Fine; no library markings; light edge wear. Red paper over boards with gray cloth overlay on the spine with bright black lettering on the spine. 210 pp 8vo. Chimeras are synthetic human-looking beings gorwn in vats. A chimera maker for the CIA has stolen parts of the Agency and created and illegal replica of Billy the Kid, but hardwired so as not to recognize any artifact made after 1880. Boyle rents him out to wealthy women for a night of fantasy, he then kills the Kid, edits his memories, and rents him out again. Only problem is that the Kid is now keeping faint memories urging him be his own person in the 20th Century. After a while, he begins remembering things from his previous lives, a woman helps him escape, and he makes his way to a futuristic New York City, where he believes he was born. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014105
- Title
- The Illegal Rebirth of Billy The Kid
- Author
- Rebecca Ore
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Publisher
- A Tor Book/A Tom Doherty Associates Book
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1991
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- chimeras, Billy the Kid, Billy the Kid chimera, CIA, killer chimeras, science fiction,
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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