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Before Adam
by London, Jack
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1987. Collector's Edition. First Printing. Leather. Publisher's full dark green leather, spine in five compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in three compartments, gilt decoration on cover, a.e.g., printed endpapers, silk ribbon marker bound in. Introduction by Philip Jose Farmer. Collector's Notes laid in. Illustrated with full-page B&W drawings and map by Frank Mayo. . Former owner's printed bookplate on fep, otherwise the volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, unread, tight, square and clean. NEAR FINE.. The Masterpieces of Science Fiction Series. B&W Drawings and Map. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. viii, (iv), 140 pp .
Synopsis
A young man in modern America is terrorized by visions of an earlier, primitive life. Across the enormous chasm of thousands of centuries, his consciousness has become entwined with that of Big-Tooth, an ancestor living at the dawn of humanity. Big-Tooth makes his home in Pleistocene Africa, a ferocious, fascinating younger world torn by incessant conflict between early humans and protohumans. Before Adam is a remarkable and provocative tale that thrust evolution further into the public spotlight in the early twentieth century and has since become a milestone of speculative fiction. The brilliance of the book lies not only in its telling but also in its imaginative projection of a mindset for early humans. Capitalizing on his recognized ability to understand animals, Jack London paints an arresting and dark portrait of how our distant ancestors thought about themselves and their world.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26936
- Title
- Before Adam
- Author
- London, Jack
- Illustrator
- Frank Mayo
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued
- Edition
- Collector's Edition. First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1987
- Keywords
- Science Fiction;, Fine Binding;, Collectable Books;, Jacvk London;, Easton Press;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
Round Table Books, LLC lists rare, beautiful and interesting books. All books are described accurately, packed carefully and shipped promptly. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Any book may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.
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- Spine
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