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The Incredible Planet
by John W. Campbell
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
-
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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About This Item
Reading, Pennsylvania: The Fantasy Press, 1949. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. Purple cloth hardcover book with gilt lettering, in good condition. Original unclipped (3.00) dust jacket frayed and darkened at edges but in very good condition otherwise. This is a stated first edition. Pages are crisp and unblemished, cover shows minimal shelf wear. Bookplate on front pastedown, small pen inscription on copyright page. Questions welcome. We ship internationally from the United States and Canada every week. If buying internationally, please be aware that additional charges may apply for heavier books. We guarantee a safe, quick, and secure transaction. 10+ years in online bookselling experience.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Encore Books & Records
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018553
- Title
- The Incredible Planet
- Author
- John W. Campbell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- The Fantasy Press
- Place of Publication
- Reading, Pennsylvania
- Date Published
- 1949
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About the Seller
Encore Books & Records
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Montreal, Quebec
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- Shelf Wear
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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...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- 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...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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