The Sands Of Mars

Sidgwick and Jackson Limited London, 1951 First Edition, First Printing with the words "First Published in 1951" printed on the copyright page. This copy is SIGNED by Arthur C. Clarke on the front endpaper. This First Issue dustjacket has the 10s.6d.net printed price present on the front flap with minor wear to the edges. The book is in great shape and is bound in the ORIGINAL red cloth. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A wonderful copy SIGNED by the author.. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine.

London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1951 First British edition. Signed on the front end page by the author. Not bumped, no tears, not price-clipped. Pages are yellowed, and spine of dust jacket has had some sun fading and rear of jacket is lightly soiled. Still, a very handsome copy overall. Comes in an archival cover. All books are bubble wrapped and shipped in a sturdy corrugated box. Orders are normally mailed within 24 hours.

London Sidgwick and Jackson 1951, 1951. First Edition 1st Printing. Boards. Near Fine Book/Very Good Dustjacket. 219 Pp. Red Boards Stamped In Black. First Printing. No Wear Or Bumping, Pages Browning As Usual, But 1/4" Tear At Base Of Front Spine Edge. Signed On Endpaper By Arthur C Clarke In Blue Ink, Then Later Inscribed And Signed By Clarke Again In Green Ink With The Name Of The Sf Fan Above, And Then "New York 2 Sept 1956 Arthur C Clarke" Below. Dj Not Price Clipped, Clean, Wear With Minute Losses At Corners, 1/4" Tear At Base Of Front Spine Edge.

London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1951. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. BOOK VERY GOOD/JACKET VERY GOOD. 8vo - over 7¾"" - 9¾"" tall. Signed by Author. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on a decorative bookplate. A CLEAN, NICE COPY WITH A BRIGHT DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. 219 pages. First edition, first printing of author's first full-length novel. A great, collectible copy.

Sidgwick and Jackson Limited London, 1951 First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by Arthur C. Clarke. This ORIGINAL dustjacket has light wear to the spine and edges. The book is bound in the publisher's red cloth. The binding is tight with minor wear to the boards. The pages are clean with NO marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy SIGNED by the author.. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

London: Sidgwick and Jackson Limited, [1951].. Octavo, boards. First edition. The author's second SF book. Mild bump to lower front corner tip, a fine copy in very good dust jacket with light wear at edges, fraying with shallow loss at upper spine end, and tanned spine panel. (#148632)

NY: GNOME.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1952. First Edition; First Printing. First American Edition. A very good+ or better copy in the red cloth binding with black titles, in a Vg.+ 'first issue' dj. (Light tap to one corner tip. Mild horizontal crease impression on front cloth cover. A few spots of rubbing to covers. Traces of light rubbing to dj. covers & a couple small chips at corners with touches of shelfwear. The red from the covers has rubbed in spots onto the inside of dj.) Author's SECOND science fiction novel. (B) .

ont> Sidgwick and Jackson Limited : London, 1951 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First edition.. The first edition of Arthur C. Clarke's second work of science fiction. In the original unclipped dustwrapper depicting Mars from its outer moon Deimos. With a map of Mars. Arthur C. Clarke was a British science fiction writer and inventor, who is widely regarded as a key figure in the popularisation of space travel. His screenplay for the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, which was co-written with Stanley Kubrick, is considered to be one of the most influential films of all time. For many years Arthur C. Clarke, along with Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asmiov, were considered the 'Big Three' of science fiction writing. Whilst Clarke was already well known for his short stories, The Sands of Mars is Clarke's second full length work of science fiction and was published before humans had achieved space flight. This work is principally set on Mars, on which humans had settled at a research facility. Condition: In a red cloth binding in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally in excellent condition with just some slight wear to the head and tail of the spine. Dustwrapper is smart, with some slight chipping to the head of the spine and the extremities of the flyleaves. Handling marks to the wrap. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with some marginal age toning. Overall Condition: Near Fine in a Very Good Indeed dustwrapper.

08/12/1987. Edition: 5. softcover. mit Mängeln, z.B. verschmutzt, abgegriffen, Kanten abgestoßen o.a.. 270 DIE GRÖßTE WELTRAUMSERIE!

London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1951. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book has a book store sticker to the front paste down. A small pen name and date to the ffep. Pencil code to the ffep. Light foxing and tanning. Slightly dust dulled to fore edge.The jacket has small amounts of edgewear. Some darkening to the spine and back panel and an old internal tape stain to the top of the spine. 219pp

ont> Sidgwick and Jackson Limited : London, 1951 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First edition.. The first edition of Arthur C. Clarke's second work of science fiction. In the original unclipped dustwrapper depicting Mars from its outer moon Deimos. With a map of Mars. Arthur C. Clarke was a British science fiction writer and inventor, who is widely regarded as a key figure in the popularisation of space travel. His screenplay for the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, which was co-written with Stanley Kubrick, is considered to be one of the most influential films of all time. For many years Arthur C. Clarke, along with Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asmiov, were considered the 'Big Three' of science fiction writing. Whilst Clarke was already well known for his short stories, The Sands of Mars is Clarke's second full length work of science fiction and was published before humans had achieved space flight. This work is principally set on Mars, on which humans had settled at a research facility. Condition: In a red cloth binding in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally very smart with some slight wear to the extremities. Slight sunning to head and tail of the spine. Front hinge slightly strained but firm. Dustwrapper is sound, with chipping and areas of loss to the extremities. Wrap has detached at the spine and rear flyleaf and has been repaired with archival tape to the reverse of the wrap. Creasing to the wrap. Spine is slightly sunned. Internally clean with age toning due to paper used. Overall Condition: Very Good in a Good Only dustwrapper.

Published by Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd., 44 Museum Street, London First Edition 1951. 1951., 1951. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original raspberry cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 219 printed pages of text with monochrome frontispiece. Authors first book. Age tanning to the page edges. Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with horizontal tear across the front cover, 20 mm piece of paper missing across the top of the spine, not price clipped 10s 6d. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

Gnome Press, 1952. somefoxing spots to the foredge and the endpapers. First Edition. Hardback. Near Fine/Vg. Hardcover.

1976-02-08. Good. Ships with Tracking Number! INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping available. May not contain Access Codes or Supplements. May be ex-library. Shipping & Handling by region. Buy with confidence, excellent customer service!

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2015-03-02. Good. Ships with Tracking Number! INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping available. May not contain Access Codes or Supplements. May be ex-library. Shipping & Handling by region. Buy with confidence, excellent customer service!

1974-01-01. Good. Ships with Tracking Number! INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping available. May not contain Access Codes or Supplements. May be ex-library. Shipping & Handling by region. Buy with confidence, excellent customer service!

1974-01-02. Good. Ships with Tracking Number! INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping available. May not contain Access Codes or Supplements. May be ex-library. Shipping & Handling by region. Buy with confidence, excellent customer service!

New York: Gnome Press Inc., [1952].. Octavo, boards. First U.S. edition. Later binding of green boards with spine panel lettered in black. The author's second SF book. Tiny partial tape ghosts on front free endpaper, one at top, the other at bottom, else a fine copy in bright, nearly fine second state dust jacket (printed in orange and black only) with touch of rubbing at spine ends. A lovely copy. (#160142)

1980-01-01. Good. Ships with Tracking Number! INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping available. May not contain Access Codes or Supplements. May be ex-library. Shipping & Handling by region. Buy with confidence, excellent customer service!

1974-01-02. Good. Ships with Tracking Number! INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping available. May not contain Access Codes or Supplements. May be ex-library. Shipping & Handling by region. Buy with confidence, excellent customer service!

New York: Gnome Press, 1952. B.C.E. . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Copyright date 1952, Book Club Edition, blue cloth over boards with black lettering on the spine. No tears, bent pages, on the title page someone were the author's name was C. They added Harles. Light blue tent to the top page edges. Light bump to the top of the head and toe of the spine. A Mason symbol on the inside front cover. Dust Jacket, no tears, bent flaps. Light staining to the head and toe of the spine. Soiling to the for edges and to the back plate of the dust jacket. Dust jacket now in a clear cover. Text is bright and clean, binding is secure, a solid book. Size: 7¾" - 9¾" Tall

New York:: Gnome Press,, 1952.. Hardcover. FINE in VERY GOOD jacket. Burgundy hardcover with horizontal lime green band and gold lettering on spine, in pale red dust jacket with blue lettering; Gnome Press, 1952 copyright date, printing not stated; no book club indications. Book is like new. Dust jacket is a little edgeworn at the corners; spine somewhat tanned and faded. A nice copy. **We provide professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments, and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON ALL SHIPMENTS WITHIN USA.

The New American Library, 1974-01-02. Mass Market Paperback. Used:Good.

New York: Gnome Press, 1952. First American edition, Book Club issue (simultaneous). 1 vols. 8vo. Original dark red boards, titled in blue. Very good in very good terracotta dust jacket (text only), book club mention clipped at bottom of front flap. Some toning, small chip at margin of back panel. First American edition, Book Club issue (simultaneous). 1 vols. 8vo. Clarke's second novel.

GNOME A VERY GOOD FIRST IN DJ EX LIB. FIRST. HARDCOVER.

1991-06-01. Good. Ships with Tracking Number! INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping available. May not contain Access Codes or Supplements. May be ex-library. Shipping & Handling by region. Buy with confidence, excellent customer service!

NY: Gnome Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Boards rubbed, jacket scuffed and . slightly sunned at spine.. 1952. Hardcover. A classic science fiction novel about colonization of the planet Mars. ; Book Club Edition; 216 pages .

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Corgi Books, 1958-01-01. Paperback. Good.

Spectra, 1991-06-01. Mass Market Paperback. Used:Good.

NY: Gnome Press, Inc., 1952. Nice copy, clean and firm. Green band of cloth against red is bright and clean. Interesting personal bookplate inside front board.. Assume 1st. Red Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Permabooks [Doubleday & Co.]. Used - Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside.

New York: Gnome Press, 1952. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Burgundy and lime green cloth, spine panel lettered in gilt. Book club edition (1952). Former owner's address inscription inked at top corner of front flyleaf, otherwise unmarked. Text block edges a bit toned by age, with one gathering (pp. 67-74) projecting a bit along fore-edge but absolutely firm. Salmon dust jacket (lettered in dark blue, not illustrated) shows very slight surface soiling, virtually as issued, now in mylar. 216 pp..

NY: WARNER BOOKS, 1975. usual tanning to pages.. 1ST. PAPERBACK. VG.

Signet, 1974. The third book in the Space Trilogy series. An unusually nice example of this edition.. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine.

sidgwick and jackson london 1951. first edition 219pp VG+ (red cloth,sl.soiled and sunned,sl.bumps to extrems.,dealer's label to front pastedown,eps sl.stained,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,sl.cocked) lacks d/w

Gnome Press: NY, 1952. Book Club Edition (BCE). Hardcover. SF novel. Book Club Edition. Almost fine copy in an almost fine dustjacket.

London: Corgi Books, 1958. 251pp; grazed top right front cover, minor edgewear to spine and covers, creased spine, tanned pages. Reissue. Paperback. Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Gnome Press Inc. 1952. Very Good/Very Good. Book Club Edition. 216 pp. Several small tears on edge of DJ..

London : Sidgwick & Jackson, 1951. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing. Hardback book is tight and clean with a touch of lean. Boards sharp and clean, title gilt perfect. Text block clean, with expected age toning to edges. The pages are crisp and unblemished, apart from some spotting to the first and last few pages. Feels lightly read. Minor bump to head and foot of spine, very good condition. No jacket. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a worthy addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A very nice example of this the second novel from Arthur C Clarke.

London: Sidgwick & Jackson/New English Library 1982 Fourth S&J/NEL Paperback Printing ISBN 0-283-98610-7, 1982 Fine. Just a touch of edgewear, slight wrinkle to top corner of rear cover, otherwise a beautiful crisp copy, like new. Front panel has cover art by Gordon C. Davies, rear panel has full-length photo of Arthur C. Clarke.

Roc. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Your purchase also supports literacy charities.

Gnome Press, 1952. Red paper over boards Book Club hardcover in a jacket. Rubbed at tips. Unmarked inside. 216pp. Jacket is good only, worn, scuffed, darkly toned along spine panel. New mylar cover.. Book Club Edition (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.

Perma Books, 1959. Perma Books 1959 1st Perma Printing Very Good/ M-4149. Light wear to bright cover, tight lightly tanned text, 217 pages.. 1st Perma Printing. Paperback. Very Good.

Gnome Press, Inc, 1952. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. no edition stated.

Henry Holt, 1918. First Edition. Owner signature. Good condition.

Gnome Press, 1952. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. Leaves and endpapers a little age toned, a few tiny margin stains. Text clean, binding sound. Minor soil and a few short tears to complete jacket..

London: Transworld Publishers (Corgi Books S564) 1958 Second Corgi Paperback Printing, 1958 GD+ Light edgewear, light creasing to concave spine, diagonal crease across front cover, crease to lower front corner, otherwise a solid copy, cover glossy, very clean throughout. Cover art by John Richards.

London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1952 (500 gram rate) SECOND IMPRESSION of first UK edition, red papered boards, spine rubbed at ends, ink inscription to fep, minor foxing to closed edges, 219pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall.