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Takeoff by Cyril M. Kornbluth - 1952

by Cyril M. Kornbluth

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Takeoff

by Cyril M. Kornbluth

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  • fair
  • Hardcover
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Doubleday, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover, standard size (i.e. 5-6 by 8-9 inches). Fair/Fair. Used Some tanning to text block. Small split in binding. Multiple chips and tears to dust jacket
  • Bookseller Borderlands Books US (US)
  • Format/Binding Hardcover, standard size (i.e. 5-6 by 8-9 inches)
  • Book Condition Used - Fair
  • Jacket Condition Fair
  • Edition First Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Doubleday
  • Date Published 1952

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Takeoff

by Kornbluth, Cyril M

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  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - VG
Jacket Condition
Poor
Edition
Book Club Edition (BCE)
Binding
Hardcover
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La Mesa, California, United States
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Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1952. Book Club Edition (BCE) . Hardcover. VG/Poor. Shilstone, Arthur. Tale of espionage set in the middle of the US space program during the Cold War era. Jacket design by Arthur Shilstone.A Book Club Edition (BCE) from the Doubleday Science Fiction Book Club, this hardcover from 1952 is in VG condition in a poor DJ. Book is very clean, with light tanning, heavier to endpapers, & foxing to outside page edges. Ffep has a torn corner. NO writing/underlining/highlighting; NOT ex-lib. The front cover art on the DJ is intact, but a large chunk is missing from rear, other edgewear & chipping. Please see our photos--they show the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images! Description & photos copyright Gargoyle Books 2021. Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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TAKEOFF. - Novel of the First Moon Racket. ( Pennant Books # P15 )

by Kornbluth, C.M. (Cyril M.)

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  • Fine
  • Paperback
  • first
Condition
Used - Fine
Edition
First Edition By This Publisher.
Binding
Paperback
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Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada
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New York, NY, USA.: Pennant Books., 1953. Book. Illus. by Painted Cover. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition By This Publisher.. 149 pages. "A badly dated thriller about the building of the first Moon rocket: here, a scientist and a businessman conspire with various juveniles to carry out the mighty project in secrecy. Kornbluth's first solo novel, praised in its day." Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall..
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Takeoff

by Kornbluth, Cyril M

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  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Edition
Book Club Edition
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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Syracuse, New York, United States
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Garden City: Doubleday & Co. , Inc.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1952. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 2 small dents in center of front board. Endpapers partially browned ( likely from news clippings) . ; Doubleday Science Fiction; 7.8 X 5.4 X 0.8 inches; 218 pages .
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by Cyril M. Kornbluth

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  • very good
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Poor
Edition
1st Edition
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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Winston, Georgia, United States
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Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1952. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover with dust jacket. Original price of $2.75 still present on flap. Stated first edition on the copyright page. No handwriting or bookplates noted, no torn or loose pages, no hinge cracks. Dust jacket is in extremely rough shape as seen by photos, and will be placed in protective sleeve once we are done listing it here. Book itself has moderate foxing with the worst being on the end pages and pastedowns. If the rear board cloth has spots if otherwise book has been well protected by the dust jacket. Exterior edge spotting also noted on page edges. See photos.
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Takeoff

by Kornbluth, Cyril M

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  • very good
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Good
Binding
Hardcover
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Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
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Garden City, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1952. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Minor wear to spine and edges of book. Dust jacket shows moderate wear, with chipping and rubbing present. Pages age toned.
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Takeoff

by Kornbluth, Cyril M

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  • very good
  • Hardcover
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Used - Very good
Binding
Hardcover
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Decatur, Georgia, United States
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Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co., Inc, 1952. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. 218pp. Lightly edgeworn, gift inscription on the front free endpaper, else a very good hardcover in a rubbed, edgeworn, and price-clipped dust jacket.
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Takeoff (Doubleday science fiction)

by Cyril M. Kornbluth

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  • first
Condition
Used - Collectible - Very Good
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Frederick, Maryland, United States
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Doubleday & Co., Inc.. Collectible - Very Good. First edition copy. Collectible - Very Good. Good dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. (Science fiction, Space flight to the moon)
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Takeoff

by Cyril M Kornbluth

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  • Paperback
Condition
New
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 13
9788027309788
ISBN 10
8027309786
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Southport, Merseyside, United Kingdom
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Paperback / softback. New.
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Takeoff

by Cyril M. Kornbluth

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  • good
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used - Good
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
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£16.06

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Doubleday`, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Pages are thick, clean and unmarked. Light tanning along the page edges. The jacket has a decent chip take out on the front at the upper left corner and the back cover has a tear at the upper right corner. The jacket is now protected by a mylar cover.
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Takeoff

by Kornbluth, Cyril M

  • Used
  • very good
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Good
Edition
Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
Binding
Hardcover
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Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada
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New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1952. A beautiful copy of this classic tale. Interiors are tightly bound and unmarked. Lightly tanned. Light rubbing to the spine base of the boards. Dustjacket has been clipped on all four corners and shows creasing and chipping, mainly to the spine points. Now, mylar protected. A very nice copy.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Arthur Shilstone - Jacket Design . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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