PRELUDE TO SPACE
by Clarke, Arthur C
- Used
- Condition
- Corners a bit bruised, spine ends soft, a very good or better copy in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing and shelf wear
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Sidgwick and Jackson Limited, [1953]. First British (and first hardcover)edition. Corners a bit bruised, spine ends soft, a very good or better copy in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing and shelf wear along the upper edge, small square abrasion to the lower spine panel. (28523). Octavo, cover by Ed Emshwiller, cloth. The first printing of the revised text of Clarke's first SF book. Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 3-103.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28523
- Title
- PRELUDE TO SPACE
- Author
- Clarke, Arthur C
- Book Condition
- Used - Corners a bit bruised, spine ends soft, a very good or better copy in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing and shelf wear
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First British (and first hardcover)edition
- Publisher
- Sidgwick and Jackson Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1953]
- Keywords
- SF
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Rubbing
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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