Last And First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future
by Olaf Stapledon
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Mona Vale, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
The Science Fiction Book Club, UK, 1953. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book Size: 12mo (7 to 8 inches). Item Type: Book. Text body is clean and unmarked. Binding tight, spine slightly faded. Mild uniform browning. Previous owner's name in ink. Minor marks and wear to book..
Synopsis
Last and First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future is a science fiction novel written in 1930 by the British author Olaf Stapledon. A work of unprecedented scale in the genre, it describes the history of humanity from the present onwards across two billion years and eighteen distinct human species, of which our own is the first and most primitive.
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Details
- Seller
- Shiny Owl Books (AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 48291
- Title
- Last And First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future
- Author
- Olaf Stapledon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Science Fiction Book Club
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- BZDB157 Fiction; Fiction::Science Fiction & Fantasy; Unbranded Olaf Stapledon Last And First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future
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About the Seller
Shiny Owl Books
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Mona Vale, New South Wales
About Shiny Owl Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...