Against the Fall of Night
by Clarke, Arthur C. (SIGNED!)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Minus/Very Good Minus
- Seller
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
New York: Gnome, 1953 A Fiirst Edition in Very Good condition with an unclipped Very Good Minus condition Dust Jacket. Cover Art by Kelly Freas (misspelled as Frease on the jacket. flap). Boards have slight bumps on all four corners, the bottom edges and top of spine are scuffed, and there is spotting on the spine. The jacket is rubbed/scuffed at various points along both edges, most notably at the front corners, and there is a chip at the top corner of the back cover. The back cover is lightly soiled. Artwork is not impacted and back cover text is clearly readable. It is signed by the author with an inscription to the previous owner on the page facing the front board.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Minus/Very Good Minus. Hardcover.
Synopsis
Against the Fall of Night is a science fiction novel by British writer Arthur C. Clarke. Originally appearing in the November, 1948 issue of the magazine Startling Stories, it was first published in book form in 1953 by Gnome Press. It was later expanded and revised as The City and the Stars. The original also appeared in a more recent edition along with another unconnected early work: The Lion of Comarre and Against the Fall of Night.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Massoglia Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- H30641
- Title
- Against the Fall of Night
- Author
- Clarke, Arthur C. (SIGNED!)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Minus
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Minus
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Gnome
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- SF Science Fiction Signed
- Bookseller catalogs
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- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...