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DICKS**, TERRANCE: : DOCTOR WHO: THE WHEEL IN SPACE.**

LONDON.TARGET/W.H.ALLEN,1988.

ISBN 0426203216.

UK,12mo paperback 1st edn.FINE.An unread copy as there are no spine/backstrip creases and minimal shelf- wear.Slight laminate shrinkage/wrinkling to rear wrap bottom edge - a production fault? Also foot of spine/backstrip,rear wrap lightly knocked with reciprocal creasing.Colour pictorial wraps; artwork by Ian Burgess [Burgess went on to produce a range of photograph-based merchandise for the actors/actresses that had appeared in Dr Who to sign at conventions, released under his Cinefiggy label].Fore-edges slightly aged,as normal,but contents bright, tight and clean. Original novel featuring the seventh Doctor, Sylvester McCoy and his companion Ace.A print run of only 23,000 (this due in part to a warehouse fire just before distribution) and now out of print,a scarce copy,particularly in as high a grade as this.The rarest title to find. Please contact seller,because of the light weight and the value of this item,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included or FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,12mo paperback,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

DICKS**, TERRANCE: : DOCTOR WHO: THE WHEEL IN SPACE**

LONDON.W.H. ALLEN,1988.

ISBN 0426203216.

UK,publisher/printer's original,pre-release,Ian Burgess illustrated,colour,paperback cover,loose galley proof.FINE.Loose galley proof artwork wraps,approx 9" wide by 7" tall; with negligible wear - no nicks,tears or creases present,and small,narrow,upright,oblong perforations to left-hand edge,presumably where it would have been laid into a spiral ring-bound,sales representative's promo order book.Verso of loose galley proof's cover are the publisher's/ printer's promotional information and instructions,issued 1/2/88,for publication date 18/8/88. Interestingly,although subsequently published in both HB and p/b with identical cover artwork, purple neon logo and outline decal Number 130, this proof has the outline decal Number 115 to upper wrap and to spine/backstrip!! When the TARDIS rematerialises inside a rocket the Doctor and Jamie are alarmed by the presence of a hostile Servo-Robot.They discover that the rocket is drifting in the orbit of a giant space station - the Wheel in Space.Once inside this magnificent space ship they are bewildered by its complexity and sheer size.The technicians and programmers are highly trained,but who are they working for? Suspecting the worse,the Doctor is still horrified to find the deadly Cybermen in control.What evil plan are they plotting? Who or what are the Cybermats? Can the Doctor trustanyone on board to help him stop the Wheel as it spins relentlessly through space? Classic,TV tie-in adventure,featuring Patrick Troughton as the Doctor.With a printers low paperback run of only 23,000 copies worldwide, and both HB+p/b being scarce and highly sought after,and the publication year celebrating Doctor Who's 25th anniversary,this must be an uncommon, scarce and almost unique,desirable piece of Doctor Who ephemera.See also rjaz250, rjaz1564,rjaz1614,rjaz1947,rjaz1948,rjaz1955 and rjaz1956 for other Doctor Who related titles/ items. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Galley Proof Artwork.
Not SIGNED.

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