This Island Earth
by Jones, Raymond F
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
-
Woodstock, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Chicago: Shasta Publishers, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Inscribed by Jones on the front endpaper. Good in a Good jacket, unclipped ($3.00), lightly rubbed and faded, light rippling throughout from moisture. Quarter green cloth, mottled, with patterned paper on the boards. Square and firmly bound, soiled at the preliminaries, clean otherwise. From the personal collection of Jon Stopa, noted science fiction fan and co-founder of Advent:Publishers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8837
- Title
- This Island Earth
- Author
- Jones, Raymond F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Shasta Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- Science Fiction, SF, Sci-fi, 20th Century Fiction, Books to Film, Alien, War, Star Wars
Terms of Sale
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All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Soiled
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- Inscribed
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- Cloth
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