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BEYOND INFINITY. [DELL 781.]

by CARR, ROBERT SPENCER:

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US,12mo p/back,1st edn.[Originally and first published US, Fantasy Press Reading,PA,1951 in 350 numbered,limited, subscribers' copies inscribed by Carr and publishers trade HB+dw/dj issue completing a believed print run of 3,000 copies only.This the first but later and early 50s US p/back appearance. Author is the brother of John Dickson Carr.] GOOD. No owner inscrptn and no price removal from cover (25c).Colour pictorial artwork by Richard Powers, illustrated front with black+red letters.Slightly grubbed rear white background cover with creases to corners, reading creases to spine,and light rubbing to edges but no major nicks,tears or splits present.All edges coloured sea-green; contents tight and solid with some light and minimal foxing/spotting/blemishes.US,12mo p/back,1st edn,11-223pp [paginated] - previous bookseller red ink stamp to top edge of pp11 and also to foot of last page, includes 4 short stories set on Earth in the mid-20thC but with SF content; plus [unpaginated] critics' reviews with corner crease to top edge, double page title page,a dedication,contents list/table,individual story title separator pages and to reverse of last page, publisher's advert,
'Beyond Infinity' - An elderly couple,after spending their lives in a fruitless search for the secret of eternal youth, make the first flight into space to find it. 'Morning Star' - An intruder from another planet - a woman baffling as she is beautiful - slips into a secret weapons conference of the world's greatest atomic svientists. 'Those Men From Mars' - Martian envoys visit Earth,one landing on the White House lawn,another at the Kremlin - and the world waits for them to choose sides. 'Mutation' - The last man on Earth lives a life of fear - will the new race be composed of supermen or subhumans?
Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the lighter weight of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,p/backs' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if p/back is offered P/p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIR postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving long before the quoted 42 days - but not always. **



Synopsis

Beyond Infinity is a collection of science fiction stories by author Robert Spencer Carr. It was first published in 1951 by Fantasy Press in an edition of 2,779 copies. Two of the stories originally appeared in The Saturday Evening Post.

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Bookseller
R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY. GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
rja920821
Title
BEYOND INFINITY. [DELL 781.]
Author
CARR, ROBERT SPENCER:
Illustrator
Colour pictorial artwork cover by Richard Powers
Book Condition
Used - GOOD.
Jacket Condition
No dw/dj,p/back as issued.
Quantity Available
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Edition
US,12mo p/back,1st edn.
Binding
Paperback
Publisher
US,NY Dell Publishing Co. ,[n.d. but c1954.]
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
.q52.SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY.US,slim 12mo p/back,1st edn.No ISBN.US_vintage sci-fi_pulps_p/backs.Sci-fi novelette collection_Robert Specser Carr_John Dickson Carr.The Room Beyond_1948.DELL p/b 1sts.Books new,used,signed,rare.
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