New York: Dell, 1970. First Printing, First Paperback Edition. . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good to Near Fine. Vintage paperback, Dell 0199; one of Crichton's best novels, the five-day history of a major American scientific crisis at a government laboratory in Nevada during the 1960s; text is clean, tight, lightly age-tanned with a slight spine lean in white pictorial wrappers showing only minimal surface and edgewear. Collectable.

Synopsis

The Andromeda Strain (1969), by Michael Crichton, is a techno-thriller novel documenting the efforts of a team of scientists investigating a deadly extraterrestrial microorganism that rapidly and fatally clots human blood while, in other people, inducing insanity that mostly ended in the insane people committing suicide or murder-suicide. It became a New York Times Bestseller. This novel established Michael Crichton as a best-selling genre author.

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On Jun 21 2015, Brooksknight said:

Excellent condition and an amazing story. This signed edition stands up well with leather. Loved it.

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Bookseller: H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 002237
Title: THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN
Author: Crichton, Michael
Format/Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Very Good to Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Printing, First Paperback Edition.
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Dell
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1970
Keywords: SCIENTIFIC THRILLER, FIRST EDITION, SUSPENSE, MODERN NOVEL, U.S., NEVADA, 1960S
Bookseller catalogs: Thriller; Adventure; Vintage Paperback;

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H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.

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