A FALL OF MOONDUST
by Clarke, Arthur C
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with mild age darkening to the spine panel and several small stain spots. (22923)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., [1961]. First edition. A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with mild age darkening to the spine panel and several small stain spots. (22923). Octavo. cloth. A novel of a rescue operation on the Moon. Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 3-101.
Synopsis
A Fall of Moondust is a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke, first published in 1961. It was nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Novel, and was the first science fiction novel selected to become a Reader's Digest Condensed Book. By the 21st century, the Moon has been colonized, and is open to tourists who can afford the trip. Some of them are trapped after a lunar quake. Can they be rescued?
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22923
- Title
- A FALL OF MOONDUST
- Author
- Clarke, Arthur C
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with mild age darkening to the spine panel and several small stain spots. (22923)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1961]
- Keywords
- SF
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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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