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The Enemy Stars
by Anderson, Poul
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/very good
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1959. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/very good. First edition of The Enemy Stars by Poul Anderson.. Small octavo, 189pp. Gray cloth, title in blue on spine. Stated "First Edition" on copyright page. Solid text block, dust remnants to top edge, faint toning to endpapers, a near fine example. In publisher's dust jacket, $2.95 retail price on front flap, sunning to spine, tape repairs to verso, a touch of wear to top edge. (Currey, page 10). Jacket design by author and illustrator Eric Carle.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12692
- Title
- The Enemy Stars
- Author
- Anderson, Poul
- Illustrator
- First edition of The Enemy Stars by Poul Anderson.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- J.B. Lippincott Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1959
- Keywords
- signed book Eric Carle, Hungry Caterpillar Carle
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- Jacket
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- Octavo
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- Cloth
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- Copyright page
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- Spine
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- First Edition
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