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Mission of Gravity
by Hal Clement
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- hardcover
- Condition
- Good Condition/Fair
- Seller
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Lexington, Missouri
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About This Item
Doubleday, 1954. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Fair. BCE. Shelf wear, pages yellowed; musty from storage but a good solid book. The dust jacket has some chips, tears and soiling. Jacket by Joe Mugnaini. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Standard Weight. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Inventory No: 181515. .
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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Details
- Seller
- Easy Chair Books
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- Seller Inventory #
- 181515
- Title
- Mission of Gravity
- Author
- Hal Clement
- Format/binding
- Hardcover
- Book condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket condition
- Fair
- Quantity available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Date published
- 1954
- Keywords
- BZDB23 NOISBN Science Fiction & Fantasy; Mission of Gravity Hal Clement
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