DOUBLE STAR
by Heinlein, Robert A
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket, slight rubbing to front corners, some moderate rubbing and creasing to spine ends, rub s
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1956. First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket, slight rubbing to front corners, some moderate rubbing and creasing to spine ends, rub spot at upper front spine fold, small closed tear to upper front panel. A bright attractive copy. (9860). Octavo, illustration by Mel Hunter, boards. Winner of the 1956 Hugo award for best novel. The first of his novels to win the Hugo. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-86.
Synopsis
Double Star is a science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, first serialized in Astounding Science Fiction (February, March, April 1956) and published in hardcover the same year. At the 1957 Worldcon it received the Hugo Award for Best Novel of the previous year.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9860
- Title
- DOUBLE STAR
- Author
- Heinlein, Robert A
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket, slight rubbing to front corners, some moderate rubbing and creasing to spine ends, rub s
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, New York
- Date Published
- 1956
- Keywords
- SF . SF Award
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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