The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag (Penguin Science Fiction)
by Heinlein, Robert A
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 1966. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Colour illustrated front cover with purple and white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Black and white photograph of author to the rear panel. A series of short stories of macabre and disturbing tales from the master. Rubbing of the book edges and panels with reading creases to the back strip. Light tanning of the text block edges and pages with scattered foxing to the text block edges and a little to the first few and last few pages of the book. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). VI, 7-192 pages last two pages further books from the publishing house and application for mailing list.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Short Stories; Inventory No: 0289794. .
Synopsis
Robert Anson Heinlein was born in Missouri in 1907, and was raised there. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1929, but was forced by illness to retire from the Navy in 1934. He settled in California and over the next five years held a variety of jobs while doing post-graduate work in mathematics and physics at the University of California. In 1939 he sold his first science fiction story to Astounding magazine and soon devoted himself to the genre. He was a four-time winner of the Hugo Award for his novels Stranger in a Strange Land (1961), Starship Troopers (1959), Double Star (1956), and The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (1966). His Future History series, incorporating both short stories and novels, was first mapped out in 1941. The series charts the social, political, and technological changes shaping human society from the present through several centuries into the future. Robert A. Heinlein's books were among the first works of science fiction to reach bestseller status in both hardcover and paperback. he continued to work into his eighties, and his work never ceased to amaze, to entertain, and to generate controversy. By the time hed died, in 1988, it was evident that he was one of the formative talents of science fiction: a writer whose unique vision, unflagging energy, and persistence, over the course of five decades, made a great impact on the American mind.
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0289794
- Title
- The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag (Penguin Science Fiction)
- Author
- Heinlein, Robert A
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- Harmondsworth, Middlesex
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Science Fiction, short stories, macabre, fantastic Science Fiction & Fantasy; Short Stories; Unbranded Heinlein, Robert A. The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag (Penguin Science Fiction)
- Bookseller catalogs
- Short Stories;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- Rubbing
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- 12mo
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- Edges
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