Red Planet
by Heinlein, Robert A
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-/Very Good-
- Seller
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Austin, Texas, United States
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About This Item
First edition hardback (Scribner's seal and the letter A, as per Currey), a Very Good- copy with dampstaining around the top 3/4" of the boards, affecting inner covers, and then lightly to top center of first few pages, and more noticeably at the top of the last 20 pages or so, in a Very Good- price-clipped dust jacket with the same dampstaining at top, about 1/4" chipping at head and heel, significantly faded spine and other touches of wear. Not a great copy, but a true first in dust jacket. Currey, page 233. Locke, Spectrum of Fantasy page 109.
Synopsis
Red Planet is one of Heinlein's early novels for young adults. It tells the story of teenaged Jim Marlowe, whose family is part of the first Martian colony. He has a pet "bouncer" named Willis, a three eyed furry ball that records and reproduces audio. Jim, Willis, and his friend Frank run away from their boarding school when they learn that their families are in danger and that they are the only ones who can warn them! Prometheus Hall of Fame Award for Best Classic Libertarian SF Novel (1996)
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lame Excuse Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LP3275
- Title
- Red Planet
- Author
- Heinlein, Robert A
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Scribner's
- Date Published
- 1949
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction;
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I sell Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and Slipstream first editions, with an emphasis on small press books and signed copies.
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Jacket
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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....
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.