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Assignment In Eternity Four Long Science Fiction Stories
by Heinlein, Robert A
- Used
- Condition
- Near Fine in Fair dust jacket
- Seller
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Modesto, California, United States
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About This Item
Reading, PA: Fantasy Press. Near Fine in Fair dust jacket. 1953. Advance Review Copy. Other. Cover Art; First Edition. This is an Advanced Review Copy. Near Fine condition and a Fair dust jacket. This is a set of folded, gathered and sewn signatures which are still unbound, and with the top edge of the pages still uncut. The signatures are in clean, bright condition. The signatures are enclosed in a copy of the first edition dust jacket. The dust jacket has edge wear, nicks, small chips and numerous tears that have been repaired on the reverse by a former owner with clear tape. This unbound state of the book was used as an advanced reading copy or review copy and is the "rarest state of this book". "Assignment in Eternity, is a collection of four mixed science fiction and fantasy novellas by Robert A. Heinlein, first published in hardcover by Fantasy Press in 1953, with some of the stories somewhat revised from their original magazine publications, as follows....The story materials of all four novellas were revisited by Heinlein in later, more expansive novels. A number of figures of Lost Legacy, for example, are carried into Stranger in a Strange Land (1961) , a book which ultimately could be said to have the same theme as the 1939 novella." (from Wikipedia) .
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Details
- Seller
- S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- A43159
- Title
- Assignment In Eternity Four Long Science Fiction Stories
- Author
- Heinlein, Robert A
- Illustrator
- Ric Binkley
- Format/Binding
- Other
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Fair dust jacket
- Edition
- Advance Review Copy
- Publisher
- Fantasy Press
- Place of Publication
- Reading, PA
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- Science Fiction And Fantasy, Robert A. Heinlein, Rick Binkley, Short Stories, Fantasy Press, Advance Reading Copy
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)
Biblio member since 2003
Modesto, California
About S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)
S. Howlett-West Books was established in 1996, but the owner, Stephanie has been in the book business for over 30 years. Besides her full time work as a book dealer, she writes articles on the subject of Science Fiction for several trade magazines. She is a collector and reader of first edition science fiction in her spare time.
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- Advance Review Copy, a specially printed copy of the book, generally paperback, which has been produced and distributed by the...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
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