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FAR AND AWAY: ELEVEN FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION STORIES
by Boucher, Anthony (pseudonym of William Anthony Parker White)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A near fine copy, text block age darkened, top edge dust soiled, small spot to lower rear cover in a very good dust jacket, spin
- 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, text block age darkened, top edge dust soiled, small spot to lower rear cover in a very good dust jacket, spine color faded, front corners and fold slightly rubbed, small chip from lower spine panel, small sticker stain to lower front panel, some dust soiling to rear panel. (9402). Octavo, cover art by Richard Powers, cloth. Story collection. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-24. Richard Powers jacket art.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9402
- Title
- FAR AND AWAY: ELEVEN FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION STORIES
- Author
- Boucher, Anthony (pseudonym of William Anthony Parker White)
- Book Condition
- Used - A near fine copy, text block age darkened, top edge dust soiled, small spot to lower rear cover in a very good dust jacket, spin
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1955]
- Keywords
- SF . SC
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
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Spine
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- Soiled
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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