THE LONG LOUD SILENCE
by Tucker, Wilson
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Some light offsetting to end papers, a nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with a touch of wear to corner tips and spi
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York, Toronto: Rinehart & Co., Inc., [1952]. First edition. Some light offsetting to end papers, a nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with a touch of wear to corner tips and spine ends. (28028). Octavo, boards. Half of the United States is devastated by a nuclear and biological war. "Commendable: perhaps the most realistic of the early treatments of a post-Bomb world in American sf." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 214. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1143. Survey of Science Fiction Literature III, pp. 1238-41.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28028
- Title
- THE LONG LOUD SILENCE
- Author
- Tucker, Wilson
- Book Condition
- Used - Some light offsetting to end papers, a nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with a touch of wear to corner tips and spi
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Rinehart & Co., Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, Toronto
- Date Published
- [1952]
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- SF
Terms of Sale
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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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