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A CHOICE OF GODS
by Simak, Clifford D
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Foxing to page edges, a fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with off setting to the verso of the dust jacket with light bleed
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, [1972]. First edition. Foxing to page edges, a fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with off setting to the verso of the dust jacket with light bleed through (the previous protective jacket was paper backed and tanned which transferred to the verso of the jacket). (28002). Octavo, cloth. Signed by Simak on the title page. "Most of the Earth's population has been whisked away by mysterious aliens, leaving a few Amerindians, a colony of robots and an elderly philosophical hero who muses on the significance of it all. A fundamentally silly plot gains dignity from its lucid style and humane sentiments." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 65. 1973 Hugo nominee. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1028.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28002
- Title
- A CHOICE OF GODS
- Author
- Simak, Clifford D
- Book Condition
- Used - Foxing to page edges, a fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with off setting to the verso of the dust jacket with light bleed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1972]
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- SF . Signed
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- G
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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