The Book of Ptath
by Vogt, A.E. van
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Woodstock, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Reading: Fantasy Press, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Limited to 500 signed copies. Inscribed by van Vogt to fellow science fiction author Chad Oliver. Illustrated by A.J. Donnell. Very Good in a Very Good jacket, unclipped ($3.00), generally toned, lightly rubbed, foxed at the flaps. Red cloth with black ink lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, foxed. Van Vogt's first fantasy novel.
Synopsis
Paperback Library Science Fantasy #63-092. Cover art by Jeff Jones.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7889
- Title
- The Book of Ptath
- Author
- Vogt, A.E. van
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Fantasy Press
- Place of Publication
- Reading
- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
- Fantasy, War, Army, Nuclear War, Bomb, 20th Century Fiction, Fantasy
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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Woodstock, Illinois
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