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Star Maker
by Olaf Stapledon
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very Good (+)/Good (+)
- Seller
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
London: Methuen & Co, 1937. First Edition. Very Good (+)/Good (+). First edition, one of 2513 copies of the first printing, in original, clipped, jacket in protective sheet. Considered one of the first truly great works of Science Fiction, it also formed the imaginative basis for later scientific explorations by Freeman Dyson and his hypothetcal superstruction, the Dyson Sphere. Jacket art by Bip Pares with discoloration to spine, chips at the head and tail of the spine, tears at turn-in folds, smaller chipping along edges, some toning to front and rear. Bound in publisher's blue cloth over boards with red lettering on the spine. Minor rubbing at edges, genlte pushes to head and tail of spine, very beginning of fraying at two corners; solid and square. Some spotting to top and long edge, relatively minor. The interior is free from bookplates, inscriptions, markings, or spotting. Endpapers are bright and clear. Solidly bound with crisp pages, slighty and evenly toned; a 1 inch tear to upper gutter of half-title. With three Time Scale charts. Satty & Smith A7.1.1.1.
Pages: (12) 339 (1 - printer's mark) Dimensions: 8 x 5¾ x 1½ .
Pages: (12) 339 (1 - printer's mark) Dimensions: 8 x 5¾ x 1½ .
Synopsis
Star Maker is an influential science fiction novel by Olaf Stapledon, written in 1937.
Reviews
On Dec 6 2021, a reader said:
How does a man describe the surfaces of moons, and interstellar travel as if he had actually done it? The sheer intellect of Mr. Stapledon is daunting, his writing style effusive, and compelling. If you love science fiction, you cannot overlook Olaf Stapledon. A man whom influenced some of our Golden Age Giants. Starmaker is a psychedelic, Transcendant voyage of discovery through the cosmos that will whisk you away as if you were born to it.
The way that Shakespeare understood the human condition as if connected to several older minds, Mr. Stapledon describes things he could not possibly know, let alone imagine, and leads me to believe that he was similarly attuned to reality, and truth. Get the book, and read it as soon as possible!
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Details
- Bookseller
- John and Tabitha's Kerriosity Bookshop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5361
- Title
- Star Maker
- Author
- Olaf Stapledon
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (+)
- Jacket Condition
- Good (+)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1937
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
John and Tabitha's Kerriosity Bookshop
Biblio member since 2022
Minneapolis, Minnesota
About John and Tabitha's Kerriosity Bookshop
I love books. Always an eager reader, I started collecting Antiquarian books while a teenager and studying history. Flash forward a couple of decades and I am excited to open a new all-digital bookstore to continue my love of books, while bringing desired books to readers, collectors, and other sellers. From Post-Incunables to modern First Editions, I will be regularly adding new stock.
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Jacket
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- 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....
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
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