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Citizen of the Galaxy
by Robert A. Heinlein
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Tomball, Texas, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
First Edition/First Printing with the "A" and the 7.57 code to the copyright page; A Very Good book in a Very Good dust jacket. An outstanding copy of this early novel by one of our SciFi masters; this title uncommon in the first printing and in this condition. This copy is in very good or better condition with a square, tight binding, sharp red lettering over clean beige boards, and clean, white pages throughout; the book does show some mild rubbing to the spine head, a PO bookplate to the front pastedown, a moderate over opening to the half title page, and a couple of stamps from previous library collections (not an ex-library, but evidently a part of a couple of collections). Housed in a crisp and bright very good or better dust jacket that shows some moderate rubbing and chipping to the spine ends and corners, mild creasing to the folds and edges with a couple of tiny holes along the spine edges, and some slight darkening to the spine. Overall, a handsome and collectible copy of a scarce book; Not remaindered, not price clipped ($2.95 intact); in a fresh Mylar sleeve and will ship carefully wrapped in a sturdy box.
Synopsis
Citizen of the Galaxy is a science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, originally serialized in Astounding Science Fiction (September, October, November, December 1957) and published in hardcover in 1957 as one of the Heinlein juveniles by Scribner's. Influenced by Rudyard Kipling's Kim, the novel, like many of Heinlein's, may also have been influenced by the author's background in and nostalgia for the U.S. Navy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2844
- Title
- Citizen of the Galaxy
- Author
- Robert A. Heinlein
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Scribner's
- Place of Publication
- USA
- Date Published
- 1957
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- First Edition, Hardcover, Science Fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA
Bryan H. Young D.V.M.dba Grayshelf Books, 19111 Desert Eagle Dr., Tomball, Tx 77377Email - bhydvm@gmail.comWe accept payment by Paypal, Visa, Mastercard, checks, or money orders.Texas residents please add 8% sales tax.We guarantee all books to be as described.Additional scans of books will be provided upon request.
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About the Seller
Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Tomball, Texas
About Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA
Grayshelf Books is an online collectors library originating out of the love of collecting rare books. We specialize, but are not limited to, modern first editions from the 20th and 21st century. We also maintain inventory of rare works in the Science Fiction and Horror genres. We guarantee all of our books in regards to condition stated on the listings and all books are protected in mylar covers and shipped with the utmost care in sturdy boxes. Thanks for viewing our listings!
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Crisp
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- 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...
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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