THE ALIENS OF EARTH
by Kress, Nancy
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with a small closed tear to the lower left front panel and some mild dust soiling. (228
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
[Sauk City, WI]: Arkham House Publishers, Inc., 1993. First edition. A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with a small closed tear to the lower left front panel and some mild dust soiling. (22818). Octavo, cloth. Collection of eighteen stories. "Slickly written, outwardly conventional sf and fantasy stories, but there's a certain slyness of tone which gives an additional value to many of them. - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 8. "As in her novels Kress proves to be a highly subversive writer, a burrower from within" - John Clute.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22818
- Title
- THE ALIENS OF EARTH
- Author
- Kress, Nancy
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with a small closed tear to the lower left front panel and some mild dust soiling. (228
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Arkham House Publishers, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- [Sauk City, WI]
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- SF . SC
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John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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