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Stranger In A Strange Land
by Heinlein, A., Robert; Robert A(nson) Heinlein
- Used
- poor
- Paperback
- Condition
- Poor
- ISBN 10
- 0441790348
- ISBN 13
- 9780441790340
- Seller
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The Bronx, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Ace Books/Published by The Berkley Publishing Group, 1995. Mass Market Paperback. Poor. 12mo or 12° (Duodecimo): 6¾" x 7¾" tall. 438 pp. Solidly bound copy with heavy external wear and clean text. Slightly cocked spine. Edges worn. Minimal foxing.
Synopsis
Stranger in a Strange Land is a best-selling 1961 Hugo Award-winning science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein. It tells the story of Valentine Michael Smith, a human raised by Martians on the planet Mars, upon his return to Earth in early adulthood. The novel explores his interaction with — and eventual transformation of — Earth culture. The novel's title refers to the Biblical Book of Exodus. According to Heinlein in Grumbles from the Grave, the novel's working title was The Heretic.
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- Bookseller
- gearbooks
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5ivCh0030
- Title
- Stranger In A Strange Land
- Author
- Heinlein, A., Robert; Robert A(nson) Heinlein
- Format/Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0441790348
- ISBN 13
- 9780441790340
- Publisher
- Ace Books/Published by The Berkley Publishing Group
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1995
- Pages
- 438
- Keywords
- Fiction, Fictional Novel, Literary Fiction & Novel, Contemporary & Modern Fiction & Novel, Novella, Science Fiction & Novel, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Juvenile & Adolescent Fiction & Novel, Juvenile & Adolescent Literature, Military Stu
- Size
- 12mo or 12° (Duodecimo): 6¾" x 7¾" tall
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Mass Market
- Mass market paperback books, or MMPBs, are printed for large audiences cheaply. This means that they are smaller, usually 4...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- 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....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
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