PRELUDE TO MARS
by Clarke, Arthur C
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A good to very good copy, rear hinge starting, previous owner signature in a like dust jacket, large chip missing from upper spi
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt Brace and World, 1965. First edition. A good to very good copy, rear hinge starting, previous owner signature in a like dust jacket, large chip missing from upper spine panel, general shelf wear and tears. (7260). Octavo, Hardcover. Omnibus edition which contains the novels Sands of Mars, Prelude to Space and sixteen short stories.
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Details
- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7260
- Title
- PRELUDE TO MARS
- Author
- Clarke, Arthur C
- Book Condition
- Used - A good to very good copy, rear hinge starting, previous owner signature in a like dust jacket, large chip missing from upper spi
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace and World
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- SF . SC
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Hinge
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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- Shelf Wear
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