CLOAK OF AESIR
by Campbell, Jr., John W
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Slight lean, a very good copy in a good dust jacket with shelf wear, loss at corner tips and spine ends, rubbing to folds and a
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: Shasta Publishers, 1952. First edition. Slight lean, a very good copy in a good dust jacket with shelf wear, loss at corner tips and spine ends, rubbing to folds and a small closed tear to the upper front panel. (27038). Octavo, cloth. Collection of stories first published in Astounding Science Fiction under the Don A. Stuart pseudonym. "These short stories are much better than the author's novel-length space operas, and constitute a fascinating body of work." - Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 2-13.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27038
- Title
- CLOAK OF AESIR
- Author
- Campbell, Jr., John W
- Book Condition
- Used - Slight lean, a very good copy in a good dust jacket with shelf wear, loss at corner tips and spine ends, rubbing to folds and a
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Shasta Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- SF . SC
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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