Children of the Atom
by Wilmar H. Shiras
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Dust jacket has light edge wear, closed tear to rear flap fold; now in new removable protective cover. Blue boards, red printing on black spine. Spine bumped, corners are sharp. Pages bright, clean, unmarked. Nelson Doubleday (imprint of Science Fiction Book Club) hardcover with dust jacket. March 1981 edition, but later May 1984 printing (code O20), SFBC #5855. 182 pages, cover art by Tony Fiyalko. 8vo (8.5" x 5.75") Part of the club's Science Fiction Classics Series, issued in a uniform series of five volumes each spring from 1978 - 1981. Collection of 5 short stories: In Hiding, Opening Doors, New Foundations, Problems, and Children of the Atom. This collection was first published 1953 by Gnome Press.
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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- Seller
- Bujoldfan (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 11111602SFBC5855gb
- Title
- Children of the Atom
- Author
- Wilmar H. Shiras
- Illustrator
- Tony Fiyalko
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Nelson Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- Garden City NY
- Date Published
- 1981
- Pages
- 182
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- atomic war
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction / Fantasy;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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