The Fantastic Universe Omnibus
by CLARKE, Arthur C.; ASIMOV, Isaac; BLOCH, Robert et al. [Ed: SANTESSON, Hans Stefan]
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1960. Book Club Edition. Octavo. 21.5cm. Publihser's pale green rexine covered boards titled and decorated in black to spine and front board. Dustjacket. 270pp. Very light wear to the binding, some isolated scuffing and shelfwear to the extremities, in a dustjacket with some light, shallow wear to the edges and a little toning to the spine, a very good copy. A decent collection of stories from the supporting pillars of mid-century science fiction; conatins stories by Sam Moscowitz, Harlan Ellison, and Harry Harrison as well as the other usual suspects.
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Details
- Seller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 81177
- Title
- The Fantastic Universe Omnibus
- Author
- CLARKE, Arthur C.; ASIMOV, Isaac; BLOCH, Robert et al. [Ed: SANTESSON, Hans Stefan]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Publisher
- Prentice-Hall
- Place of Publication
- Englewood Cliffs, NJ
- Date Published
- 1960
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction; Fantasy - Lost Race - Science Fiction;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...