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VANGUARD TO VENUS
by Castle, Jeffery Lloyd
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket, touch of rubbing, mild shelfwear to base of spine panel. (11202)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1957. First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket, touch of rubbing, mild shelfwear to base of spine panel. (11202). Octavo, boards. The author's second science fiction novel, in which the central character meet people who populate a city on Venus who are descendants from ancient Egypt.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11202
- Title
- VANGUARD TO VENUS
- Author
- Castle, Jeffery Lloyd
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket, touch of rubbing, mild shelfwear to base of spine panel. (11202)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- SF
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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- Shelfwear
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- Jacket
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- Octavo
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- Spine
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine
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- First Edition
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