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THE DREAMING JEWELS
by Sturgeon, Theodore
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in fine dust jacket. A very sharp copy. Very scarce in this condition. (#169324) (29978)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Greenberg: Publisher, [1950]. First edition. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. A very sharp copy. Very scarce in this condition. (#169324) (29978). Octavo, pp. [1-4] 1-217 [218-220: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], original blue cloth, front panel stamped in purple and silver, spine panel stamped in black and silver. Signed on the title page by Sturgeon. "A runaway boy joins a carnival where the freaks make communication with an alien intelligence. A delightful (somewhat autobiographical) story, written with great feeling." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 109. The author's second book and first novel. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1098. Survey of Science Fiction Literature V, pp. 2215-17. King list, p. 391. In 333.
Synopsis
Theodore Sturgeon died in 1985.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29978
- Title
- THE DREAMING JEWELS
- Author
- Sturgeon, Theodore
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in fine dust jacket. A very sharp copy. Very scarce in this condition. (#169324) (29978)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Greenberg: Publisher
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1950]
- Keywords
- Signed . SF
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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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