Prelude to Space
by Clarke, Arthur C
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine Book/Fair
- Seller
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Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1953. First Hardcover Edition . Red Cloth. Near Fine Book/Fair. 176 Pp. Red Cloth With Black Lettering. First Hardcover Edition. Book Is Clean And With Just Traces Of Wear, A Little Dusty Along Top Of Pages. Dust Jacket Is Bright And Clean, A Little Edge Wear, Rubbed For 3 Mm At Top Of Spine, Spine Shows Some Wrinkling With Light Associated Wear; However Dj Has A Long Tear Extending From Bottom Of Front Panel To A Depth Of 5 Cm, Across Bottom Of Front Panel And Front Flap, With Total Loss Of This Lower Approx. 2" Deep X 4" Wide Part Of Dust Jacket Across Most Of Front Panel And All Of The Bottom 2" Of The Front Flap.
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- Bookseller
- Arroyo Seco Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 026227
- Title
- Prelude to Space
- Author
- Clarke, Arthur C
- Format/Binding
- Red Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine Book
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Hardcover Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sidgwick & Jackson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1953
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- SCIENCE FICTION General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature: Science Fiction;
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About the Seller
Arroyo Seco Books
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About Arroyo Seco Books
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