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The Man Who Sold the Moon: Harriman and the Escape from Earth to the Moon!
by Heinlein, Robert A.; John W. Campbell, Jr. [Introduction]; Mel Korshak [Association]
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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About This Item
Chicago: Shasta Publishers, 1950 First printing of the first edition, review copy, with publisher material, laid-in, including: a photocopied typed letter to the prospective reviewer, a 5x4" black and white glossy photograph portrait of Heinlein on modern Kodak paper, and a short photocopied typed note from the publisher to Van [Allan Bradley], then reviewer for the Chicago Daily News (as identified with a hand-written post-it note). Black cloth-backed beige boards, spine lettered in gilt, chronological chart on endpapers, with the publisher's printed label "Future History, 1951-2600 A.D." on the bottom of the front and rear free endpapers, as issued [Currey p. 233; Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-89; Reginald 07048]. Signed by the publisher, Mel Korshak directly on the title page. The first book of Heinlein's Future History Series. Mild wear and aging, else book and dust jacket in fine condition.
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Comprehensive Teacher's Guide available.
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- Bookseller
- Idler Fine Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023383
- Title
- The Man Who Sold the Moon: Harriman and the Escape from Earth to the Moon!
- Author
- Heinlein, Robert A.; John W. Campbell, Jr. [Introduction]; Mel Korshak [Association]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Shasta Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1950
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Science Fiction, Literature, Classics, Review Copy, Association Copy.
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