Alas, Babylon
by Pat Frank
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- Seller
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Wilmette, Illinois, United States
Item Price
£712.62
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About This Item
"Alas, Babylon", by Pat Frank
1959First Edition, First Printing
Vintage Hardcover Book with Dust Jacket
8 1/4" x 5 3/4"
254 Pages
The dust jacket is in fair to good minus condition with edge chips, bends, and small edge tears. The jacket is now protected with a Mylar cover. The book is in good condition, free from rips, tears, bends, stains, and writing. There is an tiny "Anonymous Gift" stamped on the second title page. The boards are in good minus condition with minimal wear around the edges and a few minor stains. The binding is tight and square. This is a very collectible, First Edition, First Printing book.Please See All Photos
1959First Edition, First Printing
Vintage Hardcover Book with Dust Jacket
8 1/4" x 5 3/4"
254 Pages
The dust jacket is in fair to good minus condition with edge chips, bends, and small edge tears. The jacket is now protected with a Mylar cover. The book is in good condition, free from rips, tears, bends, stains, and writing. There is an tiny "Anonymous Gift" stamped on the second title page. The boards are in good minus condition with minimal wear around the edges and a few minor stains. The binding is tight and square. This is a very collectible, First Edition, First Printing book.Please See All Photos
Synopsis
Alas, Babylon is a 1959 novel by American writer Pat Frank (the pen name of Harry Hart Frank). It was one of the first post-apocalyptic novels of the nuclear age and remains popular fifty years after it was first published. The novel deals with the effects of a nuclear war on the small town of Fort Repose, Florida, which is based upon the actual city of Mount Dora.
Reviews
On Jun 11 2015, a reader said:
5 stars one of the greatest character driven novels ever written
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dara's Library (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 129
- Title
- Alas, Babylon
- Author
- Pat Frank
- Format/Binding
- Good
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. B Lippincott & Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia and New York
- Date Published
- 1959
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Alas, Babylon
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction;
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