FIVE AGAINST VENUS
by Latham, Philip (pseudonym of Robert Shirley Richardson)
- Used
- Condition
- Previous owners name in ink to rear free end paper, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of wear to base of spine and
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia, Toronto: The John C. Winston Company, [1958]. Later, fourth printing. Previous owners name in ink to rear free end paper, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of wear to base of spine and lower corner tips (note: no printed price to jacket flap). A bright, sharp copy. Part of an original single owner collection. (27513). Octavo, jacket illustration by Virgil Finlay, cloth. A Robinsonade in which an "average American family" on their way to the Moon is stranded on Venus, an unpleasant, unexplored planet with a hostile environment including bat people and flesh eating plants. Part of the classic Winston science fiction series for young readers published between 1952 and 1961. Anatomy of Wonder (1976) 5-54.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27513
- Title
- FIVE AGAINST VENUS
- Author
- Latham, Philip (pseudonym of Robert Shirley Richardson)
- Book Condition
- Used - Previous owners name in ink to rear free end paper, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of wear to base of spine and
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later, fourth printing
- Publisher
- The John C. Winston Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, Toronto
- Date Published
- [1958]
- Keywords
- SF
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John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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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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