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The Fountains of Paradise
by Clarke, Arthur C
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/Fair
- ISBN 10
- 0151327734
- ISBN 13
- 9780151327737
- Seller
-
New Port Richey, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1979. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair/Fair. Sturdy book, dark blue cloth spine, blue boards, very bright silver lettering on spine, very lightly faded at top edges. A light smudge at top inside front cover, 264 lightly browned stiffer pages. Pages 67-91 were loose from spine--reglued. DJ glossy blue background, a floating world in space at center front, a photo of Clarke at center back. DJ has a tiny tear at middle top front edge, 1/2" tear at bottom front spine indentation with very slight wear, very slight wear at spine bottom edge, two tears at top back edge, one creased, one with slight wear. DJ and book, both Fair.
Synopsis
The Fountains of Paradise is a Hugo and Nebula Award winning 1979 novel by Arthur C. Clarke. Set in the 22nd century, it describes the construction of a space elevator. This "orbital tower" is a giant structure rising from the ground and linking with a satellite in geostationary at the height of approximately 36,000 kilometers (approx. 22,300 miles). Such a structure would be used to raise payloads to orbit without having to use rockets, making it much more cost-effective.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Callaghan Books South (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 063516
- Title
- The Fountains of Paradise
- Author
- Clarke, Arthur C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0151327734
- ISBN 13
- 9780151327737
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1979
- Pages
- 261
- Keywords
- Science Fiction
Terms of Sale
Callaghan Books South
Books may be returned with 5 days for full refund--in same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Callaghan Books South
Biblio member since 2004
New Port Richey, Florida
About Callaghan Books South
An internet bookstore, we have added 20 books a day to our inventory for a total of more than 40,000, specializing in Poetry, Vietnam Conflict, Native American, Literary Criticism.
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