Mission of Gravity
by Hal Clement
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Stockholm, Sweden
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About This Item
Doubleday & Company, Inc. New York, 1954 First Edition, First Printing. A beautiful copy. This ORIGINAL First Issue dustjacket is rich in color with minor wear to the edges. The book is bound in the publisher's cloth and is in excellent condition.
Synopsis
Mission of Gravity is a science fiction novel by Hal Clement. The title is a play on words, involving two uses of the word "Gravity," one meaning "Gravity, the force which pulls" and the other being ", extremely serious or important". The novel was serialized in Astounding Science Fiction magazine in April–July 1953. Its first hardcover book publication was in 1954, and it was first published as a paperback book in 1958.
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- Bookseller
- Stockholms science fiction antikvariat (SE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1021
- Title
- Mission of Gravity
- Author
- Hal Clement
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Date Published
- 1954
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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