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ANALOG SCIENCE FICTION / SCIENCE FACT, April, May, June, July, Complete 4 Book Sci-Fi Serial.: After the Festival / Thousand Worlds (Dying of the Light)
by George R.R. Martin
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- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
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[GEORGE RAYMOND RICHARD MARTIN]. BEN BOVA (EDITOR). AFTER THE FESTIVAL (THOUSAND WORLDS). COMPETE FOUR PART SET. Condé Naste, New York, 1977. Vol. 97, No. 4 (April), Vol. 97, No. 5 (May), Vol. 97, No. 6 (June), Vol. 97, No. 7 (July). First Edition. True first edition with the original $1.25 cent price on cover. Condition: Very Good plus. Appears unread, micro-chips, rubbing to edges typical of vintage pulp magazines of this age, pages are clean and binding tight. First appearance ever in pulp magazine / digest form of the story "After the Festival" part of the Thousand Worlds series and later retitled in hardback book form Dying of the Light, the author's first novel ever published the same year, complete four book (Part I, II, III, IV) science fiction serial. Scarce signature from author George R.R. Martin on the title page of Part I of IV of the series. Nominated for both the Hugo Award for Best Novel and the British Fantasy Award. Cover art by Vincent Di Fate, John Schoenherr with interior art by Jeff Jones, Jack Gaughan. 180 pgs. 12mo.
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- Astro Trader Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1000-657
- Title
- ANALOG SCIENCE FICTION / SCIENCE FACT, April, May, June, July, Complete 4 Book Sci-Fi Serial.
- Author
- George R.R. Martin
- Illustrator
- Vincent Di Fate, John Schoenherr, Jeff Jones, Jack Gaughan
- Format/Binding
- Softcover / Wraps
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Condé Naste
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1977
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- George R.R. Martin, Thousand Worlds, Vincent Di Fate, John Schoenherr
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction;
- Size
- 12mo / digest size
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