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Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia
by John Clute
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0789401851
- ISBN 13
- 9780789401854
- Seller
-
Carrollton, Texas, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dorling Kindersley, 1995. NF/NF. Stated First American Edition, 1995. First printing with full number line ending in 1. This heavy coffee table book is tight and square with solid hinges, binding, and good tips. Few faint scuffs to the boards. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. The dust jacket is unclipped ($39.95) with rubbing. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 312 pages. 10 x 13¾ " tall. Winner of the 1996 Hugo Award for Best Non-Fiction Book.
The Illustrated Encyclopedia covers the history of the genre in all its forms and includes lavishly illustrated images from books, films, magazines, comics, graphic novels, and science fiction. This over-sized book presents one-of-a-kind, decade-by-decade time charts with author biographies and bibliographies complete with photos and signatures, illustrated analyses of SF traditions, magazine covers, classic book covers, film and television snapshots, and historical photos.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Armadillo Alley Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4029
- Title
- Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia
- Author
- John Clute
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition / First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0789401851
- ISBN 13
- 9780789401854
- Publisher
- Dorling Kindersley
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1995
- Pages
- 312
- Size
- 10 x 13.75
- Keywords
- science fiction, hugo awards, fantasy
- Bookseller catalogs
- First Editions; Illustrated Books;
Terms of Sale
Armadillo Alley Books
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About the Seller
Armadillo Alley Books
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Carrollton, Texas
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- Number Line
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- Brodart
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- Bookplate
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- Jacket
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