THE CREATION OF TOMORROW : Fifty Years of Magazine Science Fiction
by Carter, Paul A
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0231042108
- ISBN 13
- 9780231042109
- Seller
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Columbus, Ohio, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Columbia Univ Pr, 1977. 318pp. Black cloth hardback, DJ VG with light rubbing at spine edges, owner nameplate on inside front cover, index, b&w illustrations, "Traces the historical development and examines the social consciousness and limitations of the genre, using familiar science-fiction stories to explore such themes as the atomic bomb, the failure of human evolution, and man against machine", . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- Karen Wickliff - Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- w200928779
- Title
- THE CREATION OF TOMORROW : Fifty Years of Magazine Science Fiction
- Author
- Carter, Paul A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0231042108
- ISBN 13
- 9780231042109
- Publisher
- Columbia Univ Pr
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- Science-Fiction Astounding Magazine Fantasy Pulps Future Writers Authors
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Karen Wickliff - Books
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About the Seller
Karen Wickliff - Books
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Columbus, Ohio
About Karen Wickliff - Books
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