Mists of Dawn
by Chad Oliver
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Shelbyville, Indiana, United States
Item Price
£204.10£163.28
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About This Item
Philadelphia, Pa: John C. Winston Company, 1952. Book. Very Good. Cloth. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition, so stated. Gray/beige cloth with brown lettering/design to spine. SIGNED and INSCRIBED, " 17 May 1956 To -----, with best wishes, Chad Oliver". A subsequent owner has whited out that owner's name and written in his own with no affect to the rest of the inscription or signature. This copy is VG in a VG, unclipped ($2.00) DJ illustrated by Alex Schomburg and now protected by Mylar. Exterior is clean with minimal wear to edges, spine ends , or tips. Inside has a triangular faded damp stain ( about 2" wide by 1" tall) throughout, not affecting text. PO armorial BP to 3rd inside page. Otherwise unmarked, moderately toned. Decorative EPs. DJ moderate chipping at spine ends, modest wear at tips, and one 1/2" x 1/4" chip at top back. Otherwise bright and attractive. Oliver's first book. SCARCE SIGNED. The only such copy found on Abe, Biblio, Amazon, or as of August 2021. .
Synopsis
Mists of Dawn is a juvenile science fiction novel by science fiction writer and anthropologist Chad Oliver first published in 1952 by John C. Winston, Co. as a part of the Winston Science Fiction series of juvenile novels. The story follows the adventures of adolescent Mark Nye when he is accidentally transported to the stone age by his uncle's time machine. It includes a factual foreword on the science of anthropology and how Oliver uses this science in the telling of his story.
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- Bookseller
- Bailey Bonzo Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002038
- Title
- Mists of Dawn
- Author
- Chad Oliver
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- John C. Winston Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, Pa
- Date Published
- 1952
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction; Indiana Authors, Publishers, Topics, & Association;
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Bailey Bonzo Books
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Shelbyville, Indiana
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Bailey Bonzo Books....Specializing in collectble First Editions, SIGNED copies, Science Fiction/Fantasy, and RARE copies of all kinds.
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