The Sands of Mars
by Clarke, Arthur C
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Pahiatua, Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1951. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book has a book store sticker to the front paste down. A small pen name and date to the ffep. Pencil code to the ffep. Light foxing and tanning. Slightly dust dulled to fore edge.The jacket has small amounts of edgewear. Some darkening to the spine and back panel and an old internal tape stain to the top of the spine. 219pp
Synopsis
The Sands of Mars is a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke which was published in 1951, before humans had achieved space flight. The story is set principally on the planet Mars, which has been settled by humans and is used essentially as a research establishment. It has been surveyed but not fully explored on the ground.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Secret Bookshop (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018426
- Title
- The Sands of Mars
- Author
- Clarke, Arthur C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Sidgwick & Jackson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1951
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...