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Mists of Dawn
by Oliver, Chad
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 1952. First Edition. VG-/G; multi-colored spine, white text; jacket has protective mylar cover, significant rubbing, staining, edgewear, open tears at spine head and tail and on back head edge, several small closed tears around edges, price clipped; boards are strong, rubbing around edges, with age spotting throughout entirety of boards; textblock clean; interior pages are discolored from age but otherwise clean; pp 210; FLP Collection. Shelve Case 8. 1285270. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Synopsis
Mists of Dawn is a juvenile science fiction novel by science fiction writer and anthropologist Chad Oliver first published in 1952 by John C. Winston, Co. as a part of the Winston Science Fiction series of juvenile novels. The story follows the adventures of adolescent Mark Nye when he is accidentally transported to the stone age by his uncle's time machine. It includes a factual foreword on the science of anthropology and how Oliver uses this science in the telling of his story.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1285270
- Title
- Mists of Dawn
- Author
- Oliver, Chad
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The John C. Winston Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1952
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Rockville, Maryland
About Second Story Books, ABAA
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Glossary
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- 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...
- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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