Anbieter: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, USA
Erstausgabe
Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. First Edition. Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. First edition. Cover and binding are worn but intact. A reading copy in fair condition. Boards betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Spine lean, but the binding remains structurally sound. Interior pages with text absent any extraneous marks. Sealed in plastic for shipping. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Verlag: Doubleday & Company Inc, New York, 1973
Anbieter: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
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EUR 311,40
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In den WarenkorbCloth. Zustand: Fine. None (illustrator). First edition. An anthology of the brilliant short stories of Edward Page Mitchell, the first edition, signed by the editor, Sam Moskowitz. The first edition.Signed by the editor to a loosely inserted note, "Nov. 20, 1973, Important writers are not always in the literary history books. Best wishes, Sam Moskowitz".In the original unclipped dust wrapper.This volume collects together thirty short stories by Edward Page Mitchell, an American author who was one of the major figures in the early development of sci-fi. Importantly, he wrote stories on themes of scientific invisibility and time travel before H. G. Wells' stories. Those stories, 'The Crystal Man' and 'The Clock That Went Backward', are both included in this volume.The publication of this volume led to a rediscovery of Mitchell's work, thanks to the editor, Sam Moskowitz, a fellow author of sci-fi. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Very light edge wear to the dust wrapper. Light handling marks to the wraps. Spine is age-toned. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine. signed by author. book.