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The Fountains of Paradise
by Clarke, Arthur C
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Used - Like New/Like New
- ISBN 10
- 0151327734
- ISBN 13
- 9780151327737
- Seller
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Southampton, New York, United States
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About This Item
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Like New/Like New. First Edition, First Printing (Full Letter Line). Not price-clipped ($10.00 price intact). Published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1979. Octavo. Navy cloth over blue boards stamped in silver. Signed and dated by author on flyleaf (19 Aug 1980). Book is like new; with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Very light offsetting to endpapers. Dust jacket is like new with very light shelf wear. Book placed in custom acetate protector. Very scarce signed copy of this classic science-fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke. 262 pages. ISBN: 0151327734. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!
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
- Southampton Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 101439
- Title
- The Fountains of Paradise
- Author
- Clarke, Arthur C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New Used - Like New
- Jacket Condition
- Like New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0151327734
- ISBN 13
- 9780151327737
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
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- Spine
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- Octavo
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- New
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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