About this title: This clever mix of dry satire and broad farce is a fairly faithful SF homage to Preston Sturges's 1941 film THE LADY EVE. Genevieve Faison and her father August are con artists in the 21st century--and pretty much in every other century, too, as time travel has become a popular tourist attraction. A major part of her stock-in-trade consists of getting men into sexually (and financially) compromising positions, and so Genevieve has worked hard not to mix business with pleasure. But then she makes the mistake of falling in love with the Faisons' next mark, the socially inept and extremely ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. Former Library book. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: F First Paperback Edition
Binding: S Paperback
Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780312865849ISBN:0312865848
Description: Near Fine. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall read more
Edition: First Thus
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Tor Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780312865849ISBN:0312865848
Description: Very Good+ As issued No Jacket. Slight spine lean, a little sticker residue on the spine, one corner of cover curls up a bit, and other light to moderate shopwear. read more
Edition: First Trade Paperback Edition
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Tor Books, New York, New York
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780312865849ISBN:0312865848
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: New York, NY, U.S.A. : Tom Doherty Associates, LLC, 1998
Description: ISBN: 0312865848, 1st Trade Paperback Edition, Very Good Plus/pictorial wraps; trace of wear to covers and cover edges, hint of creasing to bottom front corner, 8vo., 316 pages., read more
Edition: First Edition Thus
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Tor / Tom Doherty Associates [1998], New York
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780312865849ISBN:0312865848
Description: Near Fine. First edition thus. "Take a pair of time-hopping con artists looking for their next mark. Add a naive and incredibly rich young scientist waiting to be fleeced. Stir together in the volatile political atmosphere of Roman-occupied Jerusalem at the time of the Crucifixion. The result: a wickedly entertaining blend of screwball comedy and biting social satire from one of science fiction's most honored authors". 376 pages. Near Fine copy. read more
Binding: book Softcover
Publisher: Tor Books
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780312865849ISBN:0312865848
Description: Brand New. Brand new. Never read or owned. May have a remainder mark. 8.30 x 5.80 x 0.80 in. 12.8 oz. Dr. Vannice is young and very, very rich. Returning from the Cretaceous period with a living baby dinosaur, he encounters two con artists who are working across time--and they know an opportunity when they see it! The most deft, most entertaining, and politically savvy time-travel novel of the '90s. --The Washington Post. This clever mix of dry satire and broad farce is a fairly faithful SF ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Gollancz
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9781857988932ISBN:1857988930
Description: Good. This is an EX-LIBRARY COPY. We only offer carefully selected, quality books, in this category. The normal stamps and labels may be present and the front flysheet has been tidily removed. The supplying library will benefit financially from your purchase. This book is in GOOD overall condition. It shows signs of having been read and has general light wear to the cover, spine and pages. read more
Edition: First edition/Ex-library
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Tor Books
Date Published: Feb-97
ISBN-13:9780312861162ISBN:0312861168
Description: Very good. Dustjacket protected with slipcover, in excellent condition. Clean text. Stamp on top edge. Amazon: In John Kessel's world, time travel has given humanity a great gift: the ability to exploit an almost infinite number of alternate pasts. And exploit it they have. Sightseeing tours to the crucifixion and front row seats at Caesar's assassinat. read more
Edition: First edition / First printing.
Binding: Hardcover.
Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates, New York
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780312861162ISBN:0312861168
Description: A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. An unread copy. read more
Edition: First edition, First printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Tor, NY
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780312861162ISBN:0312861168
Description: Fine in Near Fine DJ. Dust jacket has 1" closed tear at lower corner. Time-traveling swindlers in a humerous science fiction novel. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover with Dust Jacket
Publisher: Tor Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780312861162ISBN:0312861168
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Signed by Author Signed first edition of tis comedic sci-fi novel of time-travel, ancient Rome, and dinosaurs. Kessel has signed the book on the title page. 316 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Tor Books (ISBN 0312861168). 1997 stated first edition (with "1" in copyright page consecutive number line). Book: Very good. Clean and tight. No remainder marks. Not ex-library. Bumped at spine ends. Dust Jacket: Very good. Unclipped. Mild wear at ... read more
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