Children of the Atom
by Shiras, Wilmar
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0974889504
- ISBN 13
- 9780974889504
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About This Item
Red Jacket Press, 2004. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in good condition. Book club edition. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. DOUBLEDAY BOOK CLUB EDITION. CLEAN DUST JACKET, MINUTE WEAR TO EDGES. CLEAN INTERIOR, FREE FROM WRITING, WITH ONLY PRINTER'S STAMP ON LAST FREE ENDPAPER. SOLID BINDING. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Synopsis
Children of the Atom is a 1953 science fiction novel by Wilmar H. Shiras, which has been listed as one of "The Most Significant SF & Fantasy Books of the Last 50 Years, 1953-2002. " The book is a collection and expansion of three earlier stories, the most famous of which is the novella "In Hiding" from 1948, which appeared on several "Best SF" lists.
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- ThriftBooks (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 831979094
- Title
- Children of the Atom
- Author
- Shiras, Wilmar
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0974889504
- ISBN 13
- 9780974889504
- Publisher
- Red Jacket Press
- Place of Publication
- U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 2004
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