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Return from the Stars
by Lem, Stanislaw
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0151770824
- ISBN 13
- 9780151770823
- Seller
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Evanston, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1980. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Second printing of this novel from the influential Polish master of science fiction. Very light soil to bottom page edge, otherwise near fine, jacket very good with 3/4 inch closed tear to top of rear panel. Not price clipped, no remainder mark. Overall a nice copy.
Synopsis
Hal Bregg is an astronaut who returns from a space mission in which only 10 biological years have passed for him, while 127 years have elapsed on earth. He finds that the earth has changed beyond recognition, filled with human beings who have been medically neutralized. How does an astronaut join a civilization that shuns risk? Translated by Barbara Marszal and Frank Simpson. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
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Details
- Bookseller
- Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001212
- Title
- Return from the Stars
- Author
- Lem, Stanislaw
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0151770824
- ISBN 13
- 9780151770823
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- FICTION
- X weight
- 0 lbs
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About the Seller
Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books
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Evanston, Illinois
About Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books
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