Childhood's End
by Clarke, Arthur C
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
-
Beverly Hills, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Ballantine, 1953. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A fine first edition in a fine dust jacket, owner's inscription on front free endpaper. A stunning copy. Housed in a custom-made clamshell case.
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
- Bookbid Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1503115
- Title
- Childhood's End
- Author
- Clarke, Arthur C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Ballantine
- Date Published
- 1953
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bookbid Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Beverly Hills, California
About Bookbid Rare Books
Bookbid Rare Books is a rare book dealer located in Beverly Hills, California. The family run company has sold modern literary first editions and children's books for over 20 years. Member of ABAA, ILAB.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...