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SCIENCE FICTION BY GASLIGHT: A HISTORY AND ANTHOLOGY OF SCIENCE FICTION IN THE POPULAR MAGAZINE, 1891-1911
by Moskowitz, Sam (ed.)
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- first
- Condition
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About This Item
Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, [1968]. First edition. Top page edges dusty, a fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with a touch of wear to the corner tips and spine ends, a tiny closed tear to the lower front panel and a small closed tear to the upper left front panel. (28067). Octavo, cloth. Collection of twenty-six selections from American and British periodicals arranged by motif. The 36-page introduction, one of Moskowitz's most important contributions to the study of the history of SF, surveys the early history of the mass-circulation, general interest English-language magazine and examines themes and extent of a popular literary form of the period. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 1-70.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28067
- Title
- SCIENCE FICTION BY GASLIGHT: A HISTORY AND ANTHOLOGY OF SCIENCE FICTION IN THE POPULAR MAGAZINE, 1891-1911
- Author
- Moskowitz, Sam (ed.)
- Book Condition
- Used - Top page edges dusty, a fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with a touch of wear to the corner tips and spine ends, a tiny cl
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- The World Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland and New York
- Date Published
- [1968]
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Anthology . SF . Reference . Pulp
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John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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