Mission Of Gravity
by Clement, Hal
Mission of Gravity is a science fiction novel by Hal Clement. The title is a play on words, involving two uses of the word "Gravity," one meaning "Gravity, the force which pulls" and the other being ", extremely serious or important". The novel was serialized in Astounding Science Fiction magazine in April–July 1953. Its first hardcover book publication was in 1954, and it was first published as a paperback book in 1958.
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Mission of Gravity
by Hal Clement
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- Used - Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First edition
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- 1954
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Stockholm, SWE
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£809.30
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Doubleday & Company, Inc. New York, 1954 First Edition, First Printing. A beautiful copy. This ORIGINAL First Issue dustjacket is rich in color with minor wear to the edges. The book is bound in the publisher's cloth and is in excellent condition. Item Price
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MISSION OF GRAVITY (Signed by Author)
by Clement, Hal
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- Used - Very Good+
- Published
- 1989
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- Paperback
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- 9780345316226
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Livonia, Michigan, USA
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£46.13
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Del Rey. Very Good+. 1989. Paperback. 0345316223 . ; Cover has very modest wear but clean, bright, and in very good+ condition. Signed by author on title page. Pages are clean and pristine. Book has never been cracked open. ; 6.7 X 4.2 X 0.7 inches; Signed by Author . Item Price
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Mission Of Gravity
by Clement, Hal
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- Used - Near fine
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- very good
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- First Edition
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- 1954
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- Cloth
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Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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£303.49
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Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1954. First Edition. Cloth. Near fine/very good. First edition of Mission of Gravity by Hal Clement.. Octavo, 224pp. Yellow hardcover, title in blue on spine. Stated "first edition" on copyright page. Solid text block, faint soiling to yellow boards, a near fine example. In publisher's first state dust jacket, $2.95 on front… Read more about this item Item Price
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MISSION OF GRAVITY
by Clement, Hal (pseudonym of Harry Clement Stubbs)
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- Used - Some light off setting to end papers, inked $1 to upper corner of front free end papers, vertical crease to front free end paper
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- First edition
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- 1954
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Laurel, Maryland, USA
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£1,011.62
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Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1954. First edition. Some light off setting to end papers, inked $1 to upper corner of front free end papers, vertical crease to front free end paper with the ink stamp "NOT TO BE REMOVED FROM EDITORIAL RECEPTION ROOM," mild foxing to upper page edges, a nearly fine copy in a fine dust… Read more about this item Item Price
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Mission Of Gravity: Mesklinite Book 1 (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
by Clement, Hal
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- Used - Acceptable
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- Paperback
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- 9781473206380
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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£3.67
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Paperback. Acceptable. Item Price
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MISSION OF GRAVITY
by CLEMENT, Hal.
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- Used
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- [First Thus]
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- 1978
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Glendale, California, USA
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£76.88
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Boston: Gregg Press,, 1978. [First Thus]. As Poul Anderson (himself no slouch when it comes to the "hard sciences," ) stated in his introduction to this reissue of the SF classic"Nobody has created a better speciman of 'hard' science fiction, nor is anybody ever likely to, except maybe the author. . .Suffice to say, that MISSION OF GRAVITY is… Read more about this item Item Price
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Mission of Gravity (Master SF Series)
by Hal Clement
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- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Thus
- Published
- 1976
- Binding
- Softcover
- ISBN
- 9780450029943
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Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, GBR
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£5.00
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New English Library, 1976. First Thus. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 192 pages. Item Type: Book. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No inscriptions. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ; . ISBN: 0450029948. ISBN/EAN: 9780450029943. Please… Read more about this item Item Price
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Mission Of Gravity
by Clement, Hal
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- Used
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- Collector's Edition
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- 1987
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Deep River, Connecticut, USA
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£40.46
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Norwalk, Conn.: The Easton Press, 1987. Collector's Edition. Fine in full dark blue leather covered boards with three raised bands on the spine with gilt text and decorations stamped in the compartments and with gilt tool work on both covers. An octavo measuring 9" by 6". The end sheets are printed paper with a silk placement ribbon… Read more about this item Item Price
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Mission of Gravity
by Hal Clement
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- Used - Good
- ISBN
- 9780345316226
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Yreka, California, USA
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£12.91
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Good. Ex-library copy with name stamp on outside page edges. Covers have been laminated, has minor wear. Text pages clean with no markings or writing. Satisfaction guaranteed. Item Price
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Mission of Gravity
by Clement, Hal (SIGNED!)
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- Used - Very Good Plus
- Published
- 1978
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780345270924
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Tucson, Arizona, USA
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£16.19
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Del Rey, 1978 First printing January 1978 in Very Good Plus conditon. Cover art by H. R. Van Dongen. Signed on the title page (signatures only) by by Hal Clement & under his real name Harry C. Stubbs.. Signed by Author. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good Plus. Item Price
£16.19
Mission Of Gravity
by Hal Clement
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- Used - Good
- Published
- 1963
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- Paperback
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, GBR
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£4.23
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PENGUIN, 1963. Paperback. Good. 1963. Published in Penguin Books. 200 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking… Read more about this item Item Price
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Mission of Gravity
by Clement, Hal (SIGNED!)
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- Used - Very Good Plus
- Published
- 1958
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- Paperback
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Tucson, Arizona, USA
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£60.70
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Galaxy Novel No. 33, 1958 First printing in Very Good Plus conditon. Cover art by Wallace A. Wood. Signed on the title page (signatures only) by by Hal Clement & under his real name Harry C. Stubbs.. Signed by Author. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good Plus. Item Price
£60.70
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MISSION OF GRAVITY (Signed by Author)
by Hal Clement
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- Used - Good+
- Published
- 1962
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- Paperback
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Livonia, Michigan, USA
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£29.50
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Pyramid Books. Good+. 1962. Paperback. ; Cover has light wear at extremities, handwritten price on front cover and light toning but overall in good+ condition. Signed by author on title page. Pages are clean and pristine. Book has never been cracked open. ; Signed by Author . Item Price
£29.50
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MISSION OF GRAVITY
by CLEMENT, HAL.
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- Collector's Edition
- Published
- 1987
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- Hardcover
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Prairie Village, Kansas, USA
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£28.33
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Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1987. All edges gilt. Covers and spine designed and lettered in gilt. Silk bookmark. A copy of Collector's Notes laid-in. Color illustrated frontispiece and text illustrations by Vincent DiFate. First published in hardback in 1954, the book was runner-up for the 1955 International Fantasy Award for fiction. 224pp.. Collector's Edition. Full Blue Leather. Fine/No Dust… Read more about this item Item Price
£28.33
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Mission of Gravity
by Clement, Hal
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- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 1955
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Birmingham, West Midlands, GBR
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£25.00
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London : Robert Hale, 1955. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, first printing 1955. Hardback book is clean and square. Boards have softened corners. The spine is bumped to head and foot, and the gilt titles are dulled. There are pressure marks to the spine and both boards.… Read more about this item Item Price
£25.00
MISSION OF GRAVITY
by Clement, Hal
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- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1954
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Rochester, Michigan, USA
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£1,447.80
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MISSION OF GRAVITY, Doubleday, 1954, first edition., fine in just about fine color pictorial dust-wrapper with the slightest of wear at the dust-wrapper spine extremities. Runner-up for the 1955 International Fantasy Award. Review copy with accompanying review slip laid in. SIGNED by the author on the half title utilizing both his real name as well as his non-de-plume.… Read more about this item Item Price
£1,447.80
Mission of Gravity
by Hal Clement
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- June 1984
- Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780345316226
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Santa Maria, California, USA
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£15.78
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Del Rey , June 1984. Mass Market Paperback. Used - Very Good. Later cover with green titling; Minor shelfwear to covers with yellowing to verso and original price tag on front, book block lightly yellowed, pages otherwise clean and square, binding tight with no spine creases. Item Price
£15.78
Mission of Gravity
by Clement, Hal
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine Condition
- Edition
- 1st Edition thus
- Published
- 1987
- Binding
- Hardcover (Full Leather)
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- 1
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Kent, Ohio, USA
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£24.28
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Easton Press, Norwalk, CT, 1987. 1st Edition thus. Hardcover (Full Leather). Near Fine Condition. marginalia else fine ink marginalia on 1 p. Previous owner's signature in ink. All edges gilt - bright, rich condition. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No:… Read more about this item Item Price
£24.28
Mission of Gravity
by Clement, Hal (SIGNED!)
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1954
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Tucson, Arizona, USA
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£121.40
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Doubleday, 1954 First printing of the First Edition in Very Good condition but lacking a Dust Jacket. Signed on the half-title page.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Hardcover. Item Price
£121.40
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Mission of Gravity
by Clement, Hal
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- Used - Near Fine
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- N/A
- Edition
- First Edition, Thus
- Published
- 1987
- Binding
- Hardcover in gilt leather
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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£64.74
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Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1987. First Edition, Thus. Hardcover in gilt leather. Near Fine/N/A. Di Fate, Vincent. Initially released in Astounding Science Fiction Magazine in 1953, this hardcover book was written by American writer Hal Clement.
Collector's edition, Masters of Science Fiction Collection.
Mint condition. Introduction by C.J. Cherryh. Item Price
£64.74
