AGAINST THE FALL OF NIGHT
by Clarke, Arthur C
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Talent, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Gnome Press, Inc., 1953. First edition, first printing . Hardcover. Neat owner's name and address on the front paste-down endpaper, hidden under the front flap of the dust jacket. Mild shelf wear along the bottom of the covers. Very good in very good dust jacket with a few tiny chips and mild edge wear at the spine panel ends. A very attractive copy.
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
- Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 38193
- Title
- AGAINST THE FALL OF NIGHT
- Author
- Clarke, Arthur C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Publisher
- Gnome Press, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Talent, Oregon
About Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books has been a full-time mail order bookstore since 1984. Beginning with a small inventory of 400 books, we now have over 10,000 books. Though we do not have an open store, every year we exhibit at between 12 to 14 book fairs and events in the Western United States. All our books are listed on line and visitors are welcome by appointment.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...