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Universes of E. E. Smith (Lensman Skylark)
by Ellik, Ron; Evans, Bill
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Issued Without Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0911682031
- ISBN 13
- 9780911682038
- Seller
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Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Chicago, Il: Advent Pub Inc, 1966. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Issued Without Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Trimble, Betty Jo (Bjo). First edition third printing 1972. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean, title gilt perfect. Text block clean, with a hint of toning to edges. The pages are crisp and unblemished. Feels very lightly read. Fine condition. This is a privately bound copy and has no jacket as bound. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A lovely very tight example of this title, where the authors examine the Lensman and Skylark novels of E E 'Doc' Smith, with summaries of the works followed by separate concordances for each series. Introduced . by James H. Schmitz, with a Bibliography by Al Lewis, and 13 Illustrations by Bjo AKA Betty Jo Trimble. Recognised as an essential volume for 'Doc' Smith collectors, and an uncommon title in the UK.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Durdles Books (IOBA)
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004241
- Title
- Universes of E. E. Smith (Lensman Skylark)
- Author
- Ellik, Ron; Evans, Bill
- Illustrator
- Trimble, Betty Jo (Bjo)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Issued Without Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 3rd Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0911682031
- ISBN 13
- 9780911682038
- Publisher
- Advent Pub Inc
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, Il
- Date Published
- 1966
- Pages
- 272
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Lensmen Skylark Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Bookseller catalogs
- SF Criticsim and History;
- X weight
- 800 g
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About the Seller
Durdles Books (IOBA)
Biblio member since 2018
Birmingham, West Midlands
About Durdles Books (IOBA)
Durdles Books is an online bookshop that specialises in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Modern Firsts and Genre Fiction. We also have books in many other categories and think our stock is both varied and interesting. We are constantly busy sourcing new stock in great condition, as collectors ourselves we appreciate that there is nothing like finding a lovely copy of a book that is on "the list". We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), so you can be assured of our commitment to good bookselling practices and customer service.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- PUB
- Common abbreviation for 'published'
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