EARTHLIGHT
by Clarke, Arthur C
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A near fine copy with some spotting to top cut edge, small fade spot to top of spine in a very good plus dust jacket, mild rubb
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Ballantine Books, [1955]. First edition. A near fine copy with some spotting to top cut edge, small fade spot to top of spine in a very good plus dust jacket, mild rubbing to spine ends, mild color fade to spine panel, some dust soiling to white areas of jacket. For a scarce book, this is a nice copy. (9403). Octavo, cover art by Richard Powers, cloth. An early science fiction novel of man's first colony on the moon. Dust jacket art by Richard Powers.
Synopsis
Earthlight is one of Arthur C. Clarke's earlier works, dating back to 1955. It is an expansion to novel length of a short story that he had published four years earlier.
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Details
- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9403
- Title
- EARTHLIGHT
- Author
- Clarke, Arthur C
- Book Condition
- Used - A near fine copy with some spotting to top cut edge, small fade spot to top of spine in a very good plus dust jacket, mild rubb
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1955]
- Keywords
- SF
Terms of Sale
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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
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