THE 10TH VICTIM
by Sheckley, Robert
- Used
- Condition
- A fine copy, without dust jacket as issued. (29261)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Gregg Press, 1978. First hardcover edition, first printing. A fine copy, without dust jacket as issued. (29261). Octavo, cloth. This is a novelization of the 1965 film which was in turn based on Sheckley's short story "Seventh Victim." Text offset from the 1966 Ballantine Books paperback original. New introduction by Richard Gid Powers and includes twelve film stills. Filmed in 1965 starring Marcello Mastroianni and Ursula Andress, directed by Carlo Ponti. "Humorous action-adventure set in a future society of legalized death duels, a world of declared "hunters" and "victims." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction (Second edition), p. 366-67. The first of the Hunter/Victim books.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29261
- Title
- THE 10TH VICTIM
- Author
- Sheckley, Robert
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy, without dust jacket as issued. (29261)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First hardcover edition, first printing
- Publisher
- Gregg Press
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- SF . Mystery . Film source
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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