PILGRIMS THROUGH SPACE AND TIME: Trends and Patterns in Scientific and Utopian Fiction
by Bailey, J. O
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-/Good+
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Argus Books, Inc., 1947. 341 pp. Original black cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Narrow old glue stain near gutter of front endpaper. DJ has small pieces missing along edges. Spine sunned. Lightly soiled. Contents nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14742LIT
- Title
- PILGRIMS THROUGH SPACE AND TIME: Trends and Patterns in Scientific and Utopian Fiction
- Author
- Bailey, J. O
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Argus Books, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
- LITERATURE SCIENTIFIC FICTION UTOPIAN FICTION
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Shoemaker Booksellers
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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- Cloth
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- Edges
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- Gilt
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- 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....
- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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