A DOOR INTO OCEAN
by Slonczewski, Joan
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Fine in wraps with a fine proof dust jacket showing slight shelf wear at head of spine. (4278)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Arbor House, [1986]. Proof. Fine in wraps with a fine proof dust jacket showing slight shelf wear at head of spine. (4278). Octavo, wrappers. Advance uncorrected proof. Press materials laid in. Winner of J.W. Campbell award (1987). Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1047. Sargent, British and Utopian Literature, 1986-2009. Broderick and Di Filippo, Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels, 1985-2010 #9.
Synopsis
A Door into Ocean is a 1986 feminist science fiction novel by Joan Slonczewski. The novel shows themes of ecofeminism and pacifism, combined with Slonczewski's own mastery of knowledge in the field of biology.
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- Seller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 4278
- Title
- A DOOR INTO OCEAN
- Author
- Slonczewski, Joan
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in wraps with a fine proof dust jacket showing slight shelf wear at head of spine. (4278)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Proof
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Arbor House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1986]
- Keywords
- Proofs . SF
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
John W. Knott, Jr., BooksellerABAA/ILABFine First Editions
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- Octavo
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- Fine
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- Wrappers
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- Shelf Wear
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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