TOMORROW AND TOMORROW AND THE FAIRY CHESSMEN..
by Padgett, Lewis (pseudonym of Henry Kuttner and Catherine Lucile Moore)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Some tanning to end papers, a nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket with light shelf wear to the upper corner tips and spi
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Gnome Press, Inc. Publishers, [1951]. First edition. Some tanning to end papers, a nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket with light shelf wear to the upper corner tips and spine ends, a tiny shallow chip at the upper left front corner and mild rubbing mainly to folds. (28876). Octavo, boards. Collects two short novels first published in ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION as two-part serials in January-February 1947 and January-February 1946. "Two complexly plotted but superior short novels with grim and bitter dystopian views." - Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-108. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-619.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28876
- Title
- TOMORROW AND TOMORROW AND THE FAIRY CHESSMEN..
- Author
- Padgett, Lewis (pseudonym of Henry Kuttner and Catherine Lucile Moore)
- Book Condition
- Used - Some tanning to end papers, a nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket with light shelf wear to the upper corner tips and spi
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Gnome Press, Inc. Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1951]
- Keywords
- SF . SC
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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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