Men Against the Stars
by Greenberg, Martin (editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- First edition, Hardcover, Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket,
- Seller
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Shingletown, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Gnome Press, 1950. First edition, Hardcover, Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket,. Edd Cartier. New York: Gnome Press:, 1950. First edition, Hardcover, Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket, 351 pp.<br/> Cover artwork by: Edd Cartier A clean and straight copy with previous owner's name (name only) rubber-stamped on front free endpaper. Dusty heaf and with overall toning to text block. Jacket complete and remarkably well-preserved, $2.. 95 price intact. A lovely copy.
Synopsis
Men Against the Stars is a 1950 anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Martin Greenberg. It was the first “theme” anthology in science fiction, where all stories are about a common idea, setting, or concept. All the stories, save one, had originally appeared in the magazine Astounding. The other story, "When Shadows Fall", first appeared in Startling Stories.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ziesings (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 72880
- Title
- Men Against the Stars
- Author
- Greenberg, Martin (editor)
- Illustrator
- Edd Cartier
- Book Condition
- Used - First edition, Hardcover, Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket,
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Gnome Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1950
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About the Seller
Ziesings
Biblio member since 2006
Shingletown, California
About Ziesings
Specializing in science fiction, fantasy, horror, small press and fine first editions.
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