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THE BOOK OF PTATH
by Van Vogt, A.E
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Fine in very good jacket.
- Seller
-
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Reading, PA: Fantasy Press, 1947. Fine in very good jacket.. First edition in book form of this illustrated far-future fantasy of divine powers and their interpersonal strife; Lin Carter, whom enthusiasm never failed, judged it van Vogt's best book. First serialized in UNKNOWN WORLDS in 1943, and issued for the first time in hardcover here. 7.5'' x 5''. Original scarlet cloth with gilt-lettered spine. Green decorative endpapers. In original unclipped ($3.00) pictorial dust jacket by A.J. Donnell. Black and white illustrations by Donnell. 227, [1] pages. Minor wear to boards. Moderate scuffing and shallow chipping to jacket at extremities; light foxing to verso.
Synopsis
Paperback Library Science Fantasy #63-092. Cover art by Jeff Jones.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Type Punch Matrix
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 48137
- Title
- THE BOOK OF PTATH
- Author
- Van Vogt, A.E
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in very good jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Fantasy Press
- Place of Publication
- Reading, PA
- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
- Science Fiction,Fantasy,20th century,1940s
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About the Seller
Type Punch Matrix
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Silver Spring, Maryland
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- Chipping
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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