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DRAGON'S ISLAND
by Williamson, Jack (John Stewart Williamson)
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Several spots of foxing to front free end paper, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing to the corner tips, s
- Seller
-
Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1951. First edition. Several spots of foxing to front free end paper, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing to the corner tips, some foxing to the verso of the jacket with some bleed through at the front flap. An attractive copy. (27948). Octavo, cloth backed boards. Inscribed and dated by Williamson to Dirce Archer on the front free end paper. A SF thriller about a bioengineered race of superhumans who plan to rule the world.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27948
- Title
- DRAGON'S ISLAND
- Author
- Williamson, Jack (John Stewart Williamson)
- Book Condition
- Used - Several spots of foxing to front free end paper, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing to the corner tips, s
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1951
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Signed . SF
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives mis-described or damaged.
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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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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