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First Lensman
by Smith, Edward E. (E. E. Doc)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Fantasy Press, Reading, Pennsylvania, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: A. J. Donnell. Black-and-white illustrated frontispiece and all of the internal decorations have been drawn up by A. J. Donnell. Blue coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. The second chronologically, though written after the author had written five previous books in the Lensman series. Virgil Samms is the founder of the Galactic Patrol, and the first sentient being in our cosmos to wear the "lens" (a unique badge of authority which grants the user telepathic powers). This is how the Galactic Patrol was created and the giving of the first "Lens". Softening, rubbing and a little fraying of the back strip edges with very noticeable sunning to the back strip along with stains – please see photograph. The gilt titling of the back strip has faded considerably. There is a very noticeable cock of the spine with a little rubbing and bumping of the book corners. Stains, rubs and foxing to book panels and light scattered foxing of the extreme edges of the book. Age toning and pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [13], 2 - 306, [2] pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: A. J. Donnell. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Inventory No: 0127805. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0127805
- Title
- First Lensman
- Author
- Smith, Edward E. (E. E. Doc)
- Illustrator
- A. J. Donnell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Fantasy Press
- Place of Publication
- Reading, Pennsylvania
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- BZDB2 science fiction, space opera, Lensman series – 2, Galactic Patrol, Virgil Samms, A. J. Donnell – Illustrator Science Fiction & Fantasy; A. J. Donnell Unbranded Smith, Edward E. (E. E. Doc) First Lensman
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
transaction in Australian $'s for checks and money orders.If the book is not as described, return within 14 days, for a refund of the cost of the book.
We are registered for GST and goods sold to an Australian delivery address will include GST. Our ABN 15 100 960 047
About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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