THE GOLDEN AGE OF SCIENCE FICTION
by Amis, Kingsley
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Upper rear corner bumped, spine bumped, a nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with matching flaws. (21407)
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London, Melboune, Sydney, Auckland, Johannesburg: Hutchinson, [1981]. First edition. Upper rear corner bumped, spine bumped, a nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with matching flaws. (21407). Octavo, boards. Selection of seventeen stories from the period 1940-1962. Authors include Frederik Pohl, Brian Aldiss, James Blish, Kurt Vonnegut, J. G. Ballard, Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, Jerome Bixby and others.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21407
- Title
- THE GOLDEN AGE OF SCIENCE FICTION
- Author
- Amis, Kingsley
- Book Condition
- Used - Upper rear corner bumped, spine bumped, a nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with matching flaws. (21407)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hutchinson
- Place of Publication
- London, Melboune, Sydney, Auckland, Johannesburg
- Date Published
- [1981]
- Keywords
- Anthology
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John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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