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Slan; A Story of the Future.
by van Vogt, A.E
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good in a good dust jacket with edgewear and a couple of sizable chips.
- Seller
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Reno, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
New York. : Simon and Schuster. , 1951 . 1st Edition in book form. .. Quarter tan cloth over brick boards, gilt spine title. . Very good in a good dust jacket with edgewear and a couple of sizable chips. . 19.6x12.5 cm. . weight: 0.7 lb.
Synopsis
Slan is a science fiction novel written by A. E. van Vogt, as well as the name of the fictional race of superbeings featured in the novel. The novel was originally serialized in the magazine Astounding Science Fiction (September - December 1940). It was subsequently published in hardcover in 1946 by Arkham House, in an edition of 4,051 copies. Lydia van Vogt, A. E. van Vogt's widow, and Kevin J. Anderson wrote a sequel to Slan, titled Slan Hunter, based on an unfinished draft by van Vogt.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Zephyr Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 290336
- Title
- Slan; A Story of the Future.
- Author
- van Vogt, A.E
- Format/Binding
- Quarter tan cloth over brick boards, gilt spine title.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good in a good dust jacket with edgewear and a couple of sizable chips.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition in book form. .
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster.
- Place of Publication
- New York.
- Date Published
- 1951
- Pages
- 248 pp.
- Bookseller catalogs
- SF/Fantasy;
- Size
- 19.6x12.5 cm.
Terms of Sale
Zephyr Books
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About the Seller
Zephyr Books
Biblio member since 2018
Reno, Nevada
About Zephyr Books
Zephyr Books is owned and operated by Lee and Ivye Johnson. We have been in the book business in Reno, Nevada since 1994. We have operated both brick and mortar, as well as online exclusive shops. We closed our brick and mortar shop in 2013, and now offer an exclusive selection of rare, collectible, and antiquarian books online only.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....