Children of the Lens
by Smith, E.E
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Fantasy Press, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Smith, Edward E. : Children of the Lens (Lensman Series). Reading (PA) : Fantasy Press, 1954. First/first. Size is crown octavo (8vo), 7.5"/19cm h. Bound in publisher's blue cloth, gilt lettering & decorative bands imprinted to spine. Matte color dj, artwork of Ric Binkley. Plain white endpapers. [X] pp frontispiece and other prelim material, 292 numbered pp, two blank following. Frontispiece and chapter heads b&w illus by Ric Binkley. Condition notes: board cloth retains overall good color, with slight fading noted at spine ends. Several light spots apparent to both boards. Spine ends rolled, corners bumped, edges clean. Uncipped dj mylar-cased shows numerous small chips and tears, largely at folds, with modest rubbing no appreciable sunning. Pages clean and very slightly tanned, without markings. Nice copy of the sixth Lensman series entry. We personally inspect every book we offer.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Furrowed Brow Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 220618004
- Title
- Children of the Lens
- Author
- Smith, E.E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Fantasy Press
- Date Published
- 1954
- Weight
- 2.06 lbs
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Furrowed Brow Books
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St. Paul, Minnesota
About Furrowed Brow Books
Furrowed Brow Books was established in 2020. The bookstore's owner, Paul Purman, grew up in an old farmhouse full of books. Paul had been providing online booksales since 2008 through several popular online sales venues. In 2021 Paul was accepted as a member of the Independent Online Booksellers' Association (IOBA), and graduated from the annual Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (CABS-Minnesota).
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Furrowed Brow Books' goal is to offer an eclectic selection, while providing specialty offerings in Eastern Orthodoxy and Byzantine civilization, theology, Christian mysticism, science fiction/fantasy (Inklings emphasis), and military history.
We're happy to discuss making an offer on a collection in one of our specialty areas.
Dealer discount of 20%; we simply ask that you reciprocate with a discount of 20%.
Thanks for stopping by!
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Rolled
- rolled spine or spine rolled. Damage to a book created by pressure to the spine making it fold or crease in the cover. Damage...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...