Against the Fall of Night.
by CLARKE, Arthur C
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Vertical crease to front board; else better than very good in a bright unchipped jacket with some light soiling to the back pane
- Seller
-
Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
[New York]:: Gnome Press Inc.,, [1953].. First edition.. original boards in dust jacket.. Vertical crease to front board; else better than very good in a bright unchipped jacket with some light soiling to the back panel.. 8vo,.
Synopsis
Against the Fall of Night is a science fiction novel by British writer Arthur C. Clarke. Originally appearing in the November, 1948 issue of the magazine Startling Stories, it was first published in book form in 1953 by Gnome Press. It was later expanded and revised as The City and the Stars. The original also appeared in a more recent edition along with another unconnected early work: The Lion of Comarre and Against the Fall of Night.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16176
- Title
- Against the Fall of Night.
- Author
- CLARKE, Arthur C
- Format/Binding
- Original boards in dust jacket.
- Book Condition
- Used - Vertical crease to front board; else better than very good in a bright unchipped jacket with some light soiling to the back pane
- Edition
- First edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Gnome Press Inc.,
- Place of Publication
- [New York]:
- Date Published
- [1953].
- Pages
- 223 pp.
- Size
- 8vo,
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About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
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