TIME FOR THE STARS
by Heinlein, Robert A
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Talent, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1959. Third printing . Hardcover. Printing code on the copyright page, "C-2.59[V]." "For younger readers, a good, graphic introduction to relativity; for older rearders, a very readable yarn on its own terms." Barraon; Anatomy of Wonder 4, 3-92. Dust jacket and frontis illustrated by Clifford N. Geary. Bookplate of George W. Earley mostly hidden under front flap. See Reginald, Science fiction and Fantasy Literature, Vol. 2, for a brief bio. of Mr. Earley. Very light fade to the blue cloth on the spine, else fine in near fine, price-clipped dust jacket.
Synopsis
Time for the Stars is a science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein published by Scribner's in 1956 as one of the Heinlein juveniles. The basic plot line is derived from a 1911 thought experiment in special relativity, commonly called the twin paradox, proposed by French physicist Paul Langevin.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25527
- Title
- TIME FOR THE STARS
- Author
- Heinlein, Robert A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Third printing
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1959
- Keywords
- heinlein, science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
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Talent, Oregon
About Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
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