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The Book of Ptath
by van Vogt, A. E
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Reading, Pennsylvania: Fantasy Press, 1947. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 19.5 x 13 cm. 12mo. 227pp. Red cloth in dust jacket. Signed by the author who also inscribed it to the previous owner: "For Bruce Lane, Good luck, my friend -- and thanks for asking A. E. Van Vogt". Jacket and interior illustrations by A. J. Donnell. Stated first edition. The cloth covers show some discoloration and staining. Original price of $3.00 present on front flap. Light chipping to edges of jacket.
Synopsis
Paperback Library Science Fantasy #63-092. Cover art by Jeff Jones.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Midway Used and Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 71353
- Title
- The Book of Ptath
- Author
- van Vogt, A. E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Fantasy Press
- Place of Publication
- Reading, Pennsylvania
- Date Published
- 1947
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Midway Used and Rare Books
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St. Paul, Minnesota
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
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