The Exploration of Space
by Arthur C. Clarke
- Used
- Very Good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
London: Temple Press Ltd, 1951. Very Good. London: Temple Press Ltd, 1951. First UK Edition. Octavo. 198 pp. Black and white and color illustrations. Black cloth stamped in gilt. Lacks dust jacket.
Boards worn along extremities with some general scuffing and spine faded. Binding is sound. Tear and wear along center of top of final 5 pages, but rest of text unmarked.
Early non-fiction work on space travel from the science fiction writer. Published simultaneously with the US Harper & Brothers Edition.
Boards worn along extremities with some general scuffing and spine faded. Binding is sound. Tear and wear along center of top of final 5 pages, but rest of text unmarked.
Early non-fiction work on space travel from the science fiction writer. Published simultaneously with the US Harper & Brothers Edition.
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- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9898
- Title
- The Exploration of Space
- Author
- Arthur C. Clarke
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Temple Press Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1951
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Washington, District of Columbia
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Octavo
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....