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RINGWORLD
by Niven, Larry
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a fine first printing dust jacket priced $8.95. (28519)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, [1977]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine first printing dust jacket priced $8.95. (28519). Octavo, cloth backed boards. Inscribed and signed by Niven on the title page. "An exploration team consisting of an exotic mix of humans and aliens investigates a huge artifact occupying a planetary orbit around a sun." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-807. Hugo Award winner, 1971; Nebula Award winner, 1970.
Synopsis
Ringworld is a Hugo, Nebula, and Locus award-winning 1970 science fiction novel by Larry Niven, set in his Known Space universe and considered a classic of science fiction literature. It is followed by three sequels, and ties into numerous other books set in Known Space. Ringworld won the Hugo Award in 1970, as well as both the Nebula and Locus Awards in 1971.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28519
- Title
- RINGWORLD
- Author
- Niven, Larry
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a fine first printing dust jacket priced $8.95. (28519)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Holt, Rinehart & Winston
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1977]
- Keywords
- SF . SF Award . Signed
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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