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Childhood"s End (Ballantine Books 33)
by Arthur C. Clarke
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Hopkins, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York: Ballantine Books, 1953. Reprint 2nd Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Bound in original wrappers. Previous owner's name on the title page and on the inside of the rear cover, otherwise unmarked. The binding is tight with no vertical creases to the spine but two areas of twisting/compression damage - better than it sounds. Small loss to the spine label at the head Pages are lightly browned. Very Good for its age. 4 1/4 x 7 1/8 inches. See pictures.
Synopsis
Arthur C. Clarke is considered to be the greatest science fiction writer of all time. He is an international treasure in many other ways: An article written by him in 1945 led to the invention of satellite technology. Books by Mr. Clarke--both fiction and nonfiction--have more than one hundred million copies in print worldwide. He lives in Sri Lanka.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walther's Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006399
- Title
- Childhood"s End (Ballantine Books 33)
- Author
- Arthur C. Clarke
- Format/Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint 2nd Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1953
- Pages
- 214
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- SCI-FI ACE_DOUBLE M-107
Terms of Sale
Walther's Books
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About the Seller
Walther's Books
Biblio member since 2019
Hopkins, Minnesota
About Walther's Books
Emphasis on First Editions. Many Mysteries. Passion for History, especially Ancient History. Some Small Press or Fine Press books, always looking for more.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Mass Market
- Mass market paperback books, or MMPBs, are printed for large audiences cheaply. This means that they are smaller, usually 4...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
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