Lest Darkness Fall
by De Camp, L. Sprague
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Prime Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1949. Hardcover. Violet cloth binding rubbed at spine ends & corners; leaf edges, paste-downs & endpapers foxed, else tight & clean. Dj rubbed at extremities; spine ends & corners slightly chipped; back panel smudged, now protected in clear cover. ; B&w frontis ils.; 8vo; 233 pages .
Synopsis
Lest Darkness Fall is an alternate history science fiction novel written in 1939 by author L. Sprague de Camp. It was first published as a short story in Unknown #10, December 1939. It was published as a complete novel by Henry Holt and Company in 1941 and reprinted by both Galaxy Publishing and Prime Press in 1949. The book is often considered one of the best examples of the alternative history genre; it is certainly one of the most influential.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hyde Brothers, Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46912
- Title
- Lest Darkness Fall
- Author
- De Camp, L. Sprague
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Publisher
- Prime Press
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1949
- Keywords
- 20th Century American Fiction, American Fantasy Authors, New York City Authors
- Bookseller catalogs
- SF;
Terms of Sale
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Hyde Brothers, Booksellers
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Fort Wayne, Indiana
About Hyde Brothers, Booksellers
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- Edges
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- Cloth
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- Tight
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- Jacket
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