Star Maker
by Stapledon, Olaf
Star Maker is an influential science fiction novel by Olaf Stapledon, written in 1937.
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On Dec 6, 2021, Anonymous said
How does a man describe the surfaces of moons, and interstellar travel as if he had actually done it? The sheer intellect of Mr. Stapledon is daunting, his writing style effusive, and compelling. If you love science fiction, you cannot overlook Olaf Stapledon. A man whom influenced some of our Golden Age Giants. Starmaker is a psychedelic, Transcendant voyage of discovery through the cosmos that will whisk you away as if you were born to it. The way that Shakespeare understood the human condition as if connected to several older minds, Mr. Stapledon describes things he could not possibly know, let alone imagine, and leads me to believe that he was similarly attuned to reality, and truth. Get the book, and read it as soon as possible!
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STAR MAKER
by STAPLEDON, OLAF
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- Used - NEAR FINE IN A VERY GOOD D.J.
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- FIRST EDITION
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- PUB 1937
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- HARDCOVER
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BURLINGTON, Wisconsin, USA
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LONDON: METHUEN & CO. LTD. NEAR FINE IN A VERY GOOD D.J.. PUB 1937. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. IDENTICAL TO THE FIRST IMPRESSION AND FIRST ISSUE (SATTY & SMITH A7.1.1.1) WITHOUT PRICE OF "8s. 6d. net" ON FRONT FLAP . LIGHT BLUE CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH MAROON TITLES TO THE SPINE. BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING… Read more about this item Item Price
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Star Maker [Wrappers Issue]
by STAPLEDON, Olaf (1886-1950); Bip Pares [illustrates]
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- Used - Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1937
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- Pictorial Wrappers
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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£525.24
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London: Methuen, 1937. First Edition. Pictorial Wrappers. Fine. First Impression, Third Issue, of this cornerstone of mystical fiction, "probably the most powerful work of imagination ever written" (Arthur C. Clarke) and "the one great grey holy book of science fiction." (Brian Aldiss). 8vo (197 x 130mm): xii,339 [1,printer's imprint]pp, including three plates. Publisher's cream card covers with pictorial… Read more about this item Item Price
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Star Maker: Olaf Stapledon (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
by Stapledon, Olaf
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- Used - Acceptable
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- Paperback
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- 9781857988079
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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Star Maker ( Starmaker );
by Stapledon, Olaf.
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- Used - Very Good +
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- Reprint Edition.
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- 1973
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- Paperback
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- 9780140035414
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Steinbach, Manitoba, CAN
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£17.00
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Great Britain, England, United Kingdom: Penguin Books, 1973. Book. Illus. by David Pelham Cover Design.. Very Good +. Soft cover. Reprint Edition.. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 264 pages."Through his acquaintance with the strange creatures who people the extraordinary worlds, the traveler begins to learn a form of communication beyond speech whichc enables him to come ever closer… Read more about this item Item Price
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Star Maker: Olaf Stapledon (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
by Stapledon, Olaf
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- Used - Very Good
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- Paperback
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- 9781857988079
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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Star Maker (First Edition)
by Stapledon, Olaf
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- Used - Fair
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- First Edition
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- 1937
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- Paperback
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Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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£400.60
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London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1937. FIRST EDITION, first printing. This is the rare original trade paperback issued in the same year as the hard cover. This book is much rarer than the hardcover in dust jacket ($4000 - $12000). Front cover is worn with splitting at the front cover and spine, no previous owner's names, not… Read more about this item Item Price
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Star Maker
by Olaf Stapledon
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- Used - Very Good Indeed
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- First edition
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- 1937
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- Cloth
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BATH, Somerset, GBR
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£795.00
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London: Methuen, 1937 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". None. A wonderful copy of the first edition of Olaf Stapledon's imaginative and philosophical science fiction novel. The first edition, first impression of Olaf Stapledon's celebrated work of science fiction, describing the history of all life in the universe.Identified by Currey as the priority B… Read more about this item Item Price
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Star Maker
by Stapledon, Olaf
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- Used - Very Good+
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- First Edition
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- 1937
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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£2,832.55
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London: Methuen & Co, Ltd, 1937. First Edition. Very Good+. First British edition, first printing. Signed by Olaf Stapledon on the title page. [i-iv] v-ix [x] xi-xii 1-339 [340: printer's imprint]. Bound in publisher's blue cloth lettered in purple; lacking dust jacket. Very Good+ with toning to spine, light wear to extremities. Foxing to all edges; contents slightly… Read more about this item Item Price
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Star Maker
by Stapledon, Olaf
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- Used - About Fine
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- Wraps
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- First Edition (stated). 1st Printing
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- 1987
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- Trade Paperback
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- 9780874774351
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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£6.05
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Los Angeles, CA: Tarcher, 1987. First Edition (stated). 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. About Fine/Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition stated, First printing; 50th Anniversary Edition. Trade PB in photo wraps. About Fine w/scuffed heel, else Fine and unmarked. iv, 272pp inc. Glossary. A classic of science fiction.
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Star Maker
by Olaf Stapledon
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1987-03-31
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- Paperback
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- 9780874774351
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West Columbia, South Carolina, USA
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£8.90
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Tarcher, 1987-03-31. paperback. Very Good. 8x0x5. Clean, has a good binding, no marks or notations. 272 pages. Item Price
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Star Maker.
by STAPLEDON, Olaf.
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- Used - Some very light soiling and use to cloth; a few spots of foxing to the fore-edge; better than very good in a jacket with some ar
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- First edition, first issue; in the first state of the dust jacke
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- [1937].
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- Publisher's pale blue cloth in dust jacket.
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Rochester, New York, USA
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£1,416.28
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London:: Methuen & Co. Ltd.,, [1937].. First edition, first issue; in the first state of the dust jacket.. publisher's pale blue cloth in dust jacket.. Some very light soiling and use to cloth; a few spots of foxing to the fore-edge; better than very good in a jacket with some areas of old restoration to verso--an old repair to… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE STAR MAKER
by Stapledon, Olaf
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- Used - Light tanned strips to free end papers, a clean nearly fine to fine copy. No dust jacket. (30789)
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- First edition, first impression
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- [1937]
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Laurel, Maryland, USA
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£526.04
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London: Metheun & Co. Ltd., [1937]. First edition, first impression. Light tanned strips to free end papers, a clean nearly fine to fine copy. No dust jacket. (30789). Ocatvo, pp. [i-iv] v-ix [x] xi-xii 1-339 [340: printer's imprint], original blue cloth, spine panel stamped in red. 2513 copies of this issue were distributed. The author's fourth novel, often… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE STAR MAKER
by Stapledon, Olaf
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- Used - Light offsetting to front and rear free endpapers, some rubbing to cloth of rear cover, a very good to nearly fine copy in a ver
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- First edition, first impression, later issue
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- [1937]
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Laurel, Maryland, USA
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London: Metheun & Co. Ltd., [1937]. First edition, first impression, later issue. Light offsetting to front and rear free endpapers, some rubbing to cloth of rear cover, a very good to nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket showing shelf wear to corners and edges, closed tears to lower front panel at flap fold, upper front panel… Read more about this item Item Price
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STAR MAKER
by Stapledon Olaf
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- Used - near fine b-format paperback, Les Edwards cover
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- 1st printing. One moment a man sits on a suburban hill, gazing c
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- 1999
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- Paperback
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- 9781857988079
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Rayleigh, Aberdeen, GBR
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£13.95
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Gollancz Masterworks, 1999. 1st printing. One moment a man sits on a suburban hill, gazing curiously at the stars. The next, he is whirling through the firmament, and perhaps the most remarkable of all science fiction journeys has begun. Paperback. near fine b-format paperback, Les Edwards cover. Item Price
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Star Maker
by Olaf Stapledon
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- Used: Good
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- 2008-05-19
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- Paperback
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- 9780486466835
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HOUSTON, Texas, USA
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£11.36
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Dover Publications, 2008-05-19. Paperback. Used: Good. Item Price
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Star Maker
by Olaf Stapledon
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- New (Condition varies from Fine to Near Fine. Please inquire as to specific condition)
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- N/A (volume is softcover)
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- Later Edition
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- 2008
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- Trade Paperback (i.e. 5-6 by 8-9 inch softcover)
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- 9780486466835
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San Francisco, California, USA
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£12.10
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Dover, 2008. Later Edition. Trade Paperback (i.e. 5-6 by 8-9 inch softcover). New (Condition varies from Fine to Near Fine. Please inquire as to specific condition)/N/A (volume is softcover). New Item Price
£12.10
Star Maker
by Stapledon, Olaf
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- Used - Good
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- 2/27/2021 12:00:00 AM
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- 9781774641859
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Medford, New York, USA
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£4.86
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Must Have Books, 2/27/2021 12:00:00 AM. Used - Good. Cover damage, A copy that may have been read, minimal to no highlighting/underlining of text, no missing pages. May have a remainder mark. Spine may show signs of wear. Could be a library copy. Item Price
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Star Maker
by Olaf Stapledon
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- New
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- Paperback / softback
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- 9781857988079
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Southport, Merseyside, GBR
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£8.34
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Paperback / softback. New. Classic visionary SF tale of the 30's which inspired Arthur C. Clarke Item Price
£8.34
Star Maker (Second Printing, Red Cloth, 1938)
by Stapledon, Olaf
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- Used - Near Fine
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- No Dust Jacket
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- 1st Edition 2nd Printing
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- 1937
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- Red Cloth
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Pasadena, California, USA
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£318.66
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London: Methuen (1938), 1937. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Red Cloth. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. 1/500 Copies Of This First Edition, First Impression, Second Issue, 1938 (After 2513 Copies Of The First Issue In Blue Cloth In 1937). Second Binding Of Red Cloth With Black Lettering On Spine, Copyright Page Indicating "Second And Cheaper Edition 1938", But A… Read more about this item Item Price
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Star Maker
by Olaf Stapledon
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- Used - Fine
- Published
- 1988
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- Soft cover
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Stoney Creek, Ontario, CAN
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£8.90
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Penguin, 1988. Soft cover. Fine. Danny Flynn. 5th printing (trade paperback) from Penguin with (new) Danny Flynn cover. Fine condition. The masterpiece SF novel by the acknowledged author that influenced Arthur C. Clarke and many other greats!
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