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THE COSMIC ENGINEERS

THE COSMIC ENGINEERS

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THE COSMIC ENGINEERS

by Simak, Clifford D

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New York: Gnome Press, 1950. First edition. A fine copy in a very good dust jacket with shelf wear and rubbing to spine ends, small closed tear to lower rear panel. (16737). Octavo, boards. Probable second binding of tan boards lettered in black. The author's first novel and first hardcover book. An expansion of a three-part serial first published in ASTOUNDING in 1939. A space opera in the tradition of E. E. Smith and Edmond Hamilton. The cosmic engineers are three billion year old evolved humanoid robots whose ancestors were created by an ancient vanished race. Anatomy of Wonder (1976) 3-50.

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Cosmic Engineers is a science fiction novel by author Clifford D. Simak. It was published in 1950 by Gnome Press in an edition of 6,000 copies, of which 1,000 were bound in paperback for an armed forces edition. The novel was originally serialized in the magazine Astounding in 1939.

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Bookseller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
16737
Title
THE COSMIC ENGINEERS
Author
Simak, Clifford D
Book Condition
Used - A fine copy in a very good dust jacket with shelf wear and rubbing to spine ends, small closed tear to lower rear panel. (16737)
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First edition
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Gnome Press
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1950
Keywords
SF

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First Edition
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Jacket
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Fine
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Rubbing
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Shelf Wear
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