FARMER IN THE SKY
by Heinlein, Robert A
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with slight edge rubbing. (17066)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1950. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with slight edge rubbing. (17066). Octavo, cloth. A Heinlein juvenile novel. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 5-61.
Synopsis
Farmer In The Sky is a 1950 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein about a teenaged boy who emigrates with his family to Jupiter's moon Ganymede, which is in the process of being terraformed. It was originally published in serial form in Boys' Life magazine (August, September, October, November 1950), under the title "Satellite Scout" before being republished in hardcover later that year by Charles Scribner's Sons.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17066
- Title
- FARMER IN THE SKY
- Author
- Heinlein, Robert A
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with slight edge rubbing. (17066)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- SF . YA
Terms of Sale
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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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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- Rubbing
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- Octavo
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