RITE OF PASSAGE
by Panshin. Alexei
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Some offsetting to the front free end-paper, the bookplate of author G. Elflandsson to front free end-paper, a nearly fine copy
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Sidgwick & Jackson, [1969]. First British (and first hardcover) edition. Some offsetting to the front free end-paper, the bookplate of author G. Elflandsson to front free end-paper, a nearly fine copy in a near fine copy with some rubbing to corners and spine ends. (10707). Octavo, boards. The author's first book. Winner of the 1968 Nebula award for best novel. 1969 Hugo nominee. "...a complex and expertly told novel, making adroit use of the basic right-of-passage structure that underlies almost all tales set in generational starships..." - Clute and Nichols: the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction pp. 906-907. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-844. Survey of Science Fiction Literature IV, pp. 1805-08.
Synopsis
Rite of Passage is a science fiction novel by Alexei Panshin. Published in 1968, this novel about a Shipboard teenager's coming of age won that year's Nebula Award. It was also nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1969.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10707
- Title
- RITE OF PASSAGE
- Author
- Panshin. Alexei
- Book Condition
- Used - Some offsetting to the front free end-paper, the bookplate of author G. Elflandsson to front free end-paper, a nearly fine copy
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First British (and first hardcover) edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sidgwick & Jackson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1969]
- Keywords
- SF . SF Award
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John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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