Agent of Vega.
by James H. Schmitz
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
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Oregon City, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY Pocket Books: Permabooks, 1962. Paperback First Edition Thus (1962); First Printing, so stated. Copyright is 1960. First Edition Thus (1962); First Printing, so stated. Good in Wraps: shows indications of considerable use: moderate wear to the extremities; mild rubbing to the panels, faint creasing to the backstrip and another at the lower corner of the rear panel; free of soiling; the spine leans; the binding is secure; the text is clean. Former owner's rubber stamped name and address at the top of the front panel, front endpaper, and title page. Despite noted flaws remains a sturdy reading copy with a clean text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A sturdy copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing light wear and a few minor flaws, and with a clean text. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (6.35 x 4.25 x 0.5 inches). 185pp. M4242. Copyright is 1960. Mass Market Paperback. For golden age galactic space opera this is simply as good as it gets. Memorable, larger than life characers, awesome intrigues and really alien aliens. I loved the maverick agent with the yellow eyes and special ship the most. Don't miss these stories. Language: English. ASIN: Package Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.4 x 0.5 inches Shipping Weight: 8.3 ounces
Synopsis
Agent of Vega is a science fiction novel by James H. Schmitz, 1960. Like the Foundation series, it is a collection of stories that originally appeared separately in magazines. It was republished in 2001 as Agent of Vega & Other Stories. The tale began in 1949 as a longish short story published in the SF magazine Astounding.
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- Black Cat Hill Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 49863
- Title
- Agent of Vega.
- Author
- James H. Schmitz
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus (1962); First Printing, so stated. Copyright
- Publisher
- Pocket Books: Permabooks,
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1962.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Collectible Pbks: Scifi; Science Fiction; Collectible SF&F; Fiction: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Authors R-Z; Fiction: Collectible Paperbacks; American Popular Fiction; Modern Fiction First Editions;
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