PRELUDE TO SPACE
by Clarke, Arthur C
- Used
- Condition
- Touch of edge rubs, a fine and unread copy. (30341)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Gnome Press, Inc. with Ballantine Books, [1954]. First paperback edition. Touch of edge rubs, a fine and unread copy. (30341). Small octavo, cover art by Richard Powers, pictorial wrappers. Ballantine Book 68. Clarke's first SF book. Text differs from those printed in the earlier World (1951) and Sidgwick and Jackson (1953) editions. Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 3-103.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30341
- Title
- PRELUDE TO SPACE
- Author
- Clarke, Arthur C
- Book Condition
- Used - Touch of edge rubs, a fine and unread copy. (30341)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First paperback edition
- Publisher
- Gnome Press, Inc. with Ballantine Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1954]
- Keywords
- SF . Paperback
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...