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THE GREEN HILLS OF EARTH..
by Heinlein, Robert A
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- A very good copy, corners gently bumped, small split a lower front corner, mild soiling to covers in a near fine dust jacket, mi
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: Shasta Publishers, [1951]. First edition. A very good copy, corners gently bumped, small split a lower front corner, mild soiling to covers in a near fine dust jacket, mild shelf wear to spine ends, tiny closed tear to upper right corner, dust soiling to rear panel. (13447). Octavo, cover illustration by Hubert Rogers, cloth backed boards. One of the signed subscriber copies, signed by the author on an inserted leaf. Short stories forming part of Heinlein's "future history" series. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-514. See Survey of Science Fiction Literature IV, pp. 1645-54.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13447
- Title
- THE GREEN HILLS OF EARTH..
- Author
- Heinlein, Robert A
- Book Condition
- Used - A very good copy, corners gently bumped, small split a lower front corner, mild soiling to covers in a near fine dust jacket, mi
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Shasta Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- [1951]
- Keywords
- SF . SC . Signed
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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