First edition hardback (no statement of printing on copyright page, as per Currey), an Ex-Library copy for which the outer dust jacket has been plasticized onto the boards, with the front flap (£2.00 price intact) detached and attached to the rear free endpaper, with the rear flap excised, edgewear at heel, slight wrinkling at head, front hinge cracked, brown stain to bottom outer bottom page block edge that goes through entire book, pocket removal on front free endpaper, along with book title, author and "SF" written at top with ink at top, number stamp and withdrawn stamp; call it Good+ Ex-Library copy in a Poor dust jacket that looks OK spine-out. Not a great copy, but the true first of this Hugo, Nebula and John W. Campbell Award winner, and one that presents slightly better than a jacketless copy. Currey (1979), page 115. $75.

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Rendezvous with Rama is a novel by Arthur C. Clarke first published in 1972. Set in the 22nd century, the story involves a fifty-kilometer-long cylindrical alien starship that enters Earth's solar system. The story is told from the point of view of a group of human explorers, who intercept the ship in an attempt to unlock its mysteries. This novel won both the Hugo and Nebula awards upon its release, and is widely regarded as one of the cornerstones in Clarke's bibliography.

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Bookseller: Lame Excuse Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: LP2836
Title: Rendezvous With Rama
Author: Clarke, Arthur C
Book Condition: Used - Good+ Ex-Lib
Jacket Condition: Poor
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Gollancz
Date Published: LP2836
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: Hugo Winner, Nebula Winner, John W. Campbell Award Winner
Bookseller catalogs: Science Fiction;

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