Dragon's Island (A Science Fiction Adventure)
by Williamson, Jack
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Simon and Schuster, 1951. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good/Good. First book in this publisher's "Science Fiction Adventure" series to be set on Earth in modern times (1970). Never before appearing in print in any format, this is a FIRST EDITION, first printing hardcover from 1951. Book is in Good condition: generally very clean, with random spotting. Binding secure, but slightly cocked. Pages moderately tanned, commensurate with age; heavy foxing to all outside page edges. Partially removed address label from former owner on ffep; NO writing/underlining/highlighting; NOT ex-lib. The unclipped DJ (with orig. $2.50 price intact at lower front flap) is also just Good, with heavy chipping to both ends of spine, lighter at corners. Nicely protected in new mylar cover free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm weekdays (PST) ship same day; weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016633
- Title
- Dragon's Island (A Science Fiction Adventure)
- Author
- Williamson, Jack
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- NEW YORK CITY 1970 SEVENTIES FUTURE SCI-FI SCIENCE FICTION FANTASY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction-Fantasy;
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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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...