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SIXTH COLUMN: A SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL OF A STRANGE INTRIGUE
by Heinlein, Robert A
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Tape ghosts to free end papers, spine ends a bit soft, light tide marks along upper edges, a very good copy in a very good dust
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Gnome Press, [1949]. First edition. Tape ghosts to free end papers, spine ends a bit soft, light tide marks along upper edges, a very good copy in a very good dust jacket with a small 12 mm closed tear to lower front panel with mild crease, shelf wear with small tear at the upper left front corner and spine end, 11 mm closed tear at lower left corner at fold with mild shelf wear at the base of the spine panel, mild wear at corner tips. (28095). Octavo, cloth. Science fiction novel in which the U. S. is conquered by Asia and a small group of scientists plot to save the country.
Synopsis
Sixth Column, also known under the title The Day After Tomorrow, is a science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, based on a story by editor John W. Campbell, and set in a United States that has been conquered by the PanAsians, a combination of Chinese and Japanese. Originally published as a serial in Astounding Science Fiction (January, February, March 1941, as by Anson MacDonald) it was published in hardcover in 1949.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28095
- Title
- SIXTH COLUMN: A SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL OF A STRANGE INTRIGUE
- Author
- Heinlein, Robert A
- Book Condition
- Used - Tape ghosts to free end papers, spine ends a bit soft, light tide marks along upper edges, a very good copy in a very good dust
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Gnome Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1949]
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- SF
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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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