Star Maker
by Stapledon, Olaf
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Methuen & Co, Ltd, 1937. First Edition. Very Good+. First British edition, first printing. Signed by Olaf Stapledon on the title page. [i-iv] v-ix [x] xi-xii 1-339 [340: printer's imprint]. Bound in publisher's blue cloth lettered in purple; lacking dust jacket. Very Good+ with toning to spine, light wear to extremities. Foxing to all edges; contents slightly musty. The author's fourth novel of influential modern sci-fi, uncommon signed.
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
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140946057
- Title
- Star Maker
- Author
- Stapledon, Olaf
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co, Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1937
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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