Quest for the future: science fiction
by Van Vogt, A. E
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0283484721
- ISBN 13
- 9780283484728
- Seller
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Southampton, New York, United States
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About This Item
Sidgwick and Jackson, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Very Good/Very Good. First UK Edition, Second Printing. Published by Sidgwick & Jackson, 1971. Octavo. Navy cloth boards stamped in silver. Flat signed by author on title page. Book is very good; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Very light spotting to bottom of page ends. Dust jacket is very good; bottom corner price-clipped by publisher with new price of "50/ - net £2.50" stickered at bottom. Light shelf wear. A nice signed copy of this scarce fix-up novel with cover art by Michael Embden. Book placed in custom acetate protector. 253 pages. ISBN: 0283484721. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.
Synopsis
Ace #69700. Cover art by John Schoenherr. This novel is a fix-up based on three short stories: Far Centaurus (1944), Film Library (1946), and The Search (1943).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Southampton Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 89216
- Title
- Quest for the future: science fiction
- Author
- Van Vogt, A. E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0283484721
- ISBN 13
- 9780283484728
- Publisher
- Sidgwick and Jackson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
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