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Far Stars
by Eric Frank Russell
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine Condition/Near Fine
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Warwick, New York, United States
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About This Item
Dennis Dobson, London, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. RUSSELL, ERIC FRANK. Far Stars, London: Dennis Dobson, 1961. 12mo, first collected edition of short stories that were printed in sci-fi magazines, pp. 191, blue cloth boards with gilt-stamped lettering on spine. Contains The Waitabits, P.S., Allamagoosa, Legwork, Diabologic and The Timeless Ones. Condition of this book: Small, inoffensive dampstain to rear of jacket, top edge darkening, else fine. First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Size: 12mo. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Britain/UK; 1960s; Fiction. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 52678. .
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52678
- Title
- Far Stars
- Author
- Eric Frank Russell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Dennis Dobson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- BZDB17 Science Fiction & Fantasy; Britain/UK; 1960s; Fiction. Eric Frank Russell Far Stars
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- Spine
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- 12mo
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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