Starman Jones
by Robert Heinlein
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- Seller
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Warwick, New York, United States
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About This Item
Scribner, New York, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. HEINLEIN, ROBERT A. Starman Jones, New York: Scribner's, 1953.Octavo, first edition with Scribner's 'A' and seal on copyright page, light green cloth boards with dark green lettering and spaceship on spine, dark green drawing on front, illustrations by Clifford Geary.Condition of this book:Jacket chipped at extremities, clean and bright with age toning to flaps, interior very good, toning to endpages and edges. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; United States; 1950s; Fiction. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 52667. .
Synopsis
Starman Jones is a 1953 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein about a farm boy who wants to go to the stars. It was first published by Charles Scribner's Sons as part of the Heinlein juveniles series.
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- Rarities etc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52667
- Title
- Starman Jones
- Author
- Robert Heinlein
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- BZDB17 Science Fiction & Fantasy; United States; 1950s; Fiction. Robert Heinlein Starman Jones
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