CHILDREN OF THE ATOM
by Shiras, Wilmar H
- Used
- Fine
- Paperback
- Signed
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0930800028
- ISBN 13
- 9780930800024
- Seller
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Talent, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco, CA: Pennyfarthing Press, 1978. Trade Paperback. Fine. Dowling, Lela. Signed by Wilmar H. Shiras on the half-title page. Also inscribed by Lela Dowling on the half-title page; "To Bill, Lela Dowling, '79" with a small unicorn illustration by her. Originally published by Gnome Press in 1953. Afterword by Marion Zimmer Bradley. Referenced in Barron; Anatomy of Wonder 1995, 3-160. A fine and bright copy.
Synopsis
Children of the Atom is a 1953 science fiction novel by Wilmar H. Shiras, which has been listed as one of "The Most Significant SF & Fantasy Books of the Last 50 Years, 1953-2002. " The book is a collection and expansion of three earlier stories, the most famous of which is the novella "In Hiding" from 1948, which appeared on several "Best SF" lists.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50266
- Title
- CHILDREN OF THE ATOM
- Author
- Shiras, Wilmar H
- Illustrator
- Dowling, Lela
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0930800028
- ISBN 13
- 9780930800024
- Publisher
- Pennyfarthing Press
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco, CA
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- First edition, science fiction.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
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Talent, Oregon
About Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Inscribed
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- Trade Paperback
- Used to indicate any paperback book that is larger than a mass-market paperback and is often more similar in size to a hardcover...