Astounding Stories. August, 1937. Volume XIX, Number 6
by Campbell, John W.; Rocklynne, Ross; Williamson, Jack; Long, Frank Belknap et al
- Used
- fair
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Dover, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
New York: Street and Smith, 1937. Wraps. Fair. Color illustrated wraps by Brown. Approximately 9 3/4 by 6 3/4 inches. 160 pp. With black and white illustrations throughout. A single issue of this science fiction magazine featuring work by John W. Campbell, Ross Rocklynne, Jack Williamson, Frank Belknap Long and others. FAIR condition. Front cover with several large creases, as well as extensive tape repairs to the inside, with some tape repairs present to the head and tail of the spine. Two large chips missing from the front cover, with minor chipping and tearing along the extremities. Spine chipped and worn along the hinges. Minor soiling and general browning present, heavier to the rear. Several small dampstains present. 10 in pencil to the center front cover. Text block solid but browned, with a few minor scattered dampstains.
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- Bookseller
- Mare Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006853
- Title
- Astounding Stories. August, 1937. Volume XIX, Number 6
- Author
- Campbell, John W.; Rocklynne, Ross; Williamson, Jack; Long, Frank Belknap et al
- Format/Binding
- Wraps
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Street and Smith
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1937
- Keywords
- Noisbn
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction;
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About the Seller
Mare Booksellers
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Dover, New Hampshire
About Mare Booksellers
Mare Booksellers specializes in punk fanzines, with interests in underground newspapers and art. Who are we kidding? We really like anything with printed or handwritten letters, whether paper, books, etc. (Okay, letters and words aren't really that important either).
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....