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First Lensman
by Smith, Edward E
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- Seller
-
Woodstock, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Reading: Fantasy Press, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Illustrated by A.J. Donnell. Near Fine in a Good jacket, unclipped ($3.00), generally rubbed and soiled, tape repairs along the edges. Blue buckram with a gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, toned at the endpapers, clean otherwise. Smith's near-future novel about intergalactic commerce and the revealing of its conflicts by Virgil Samms and Rocky Rod Kinnison of the Triplanetary Service.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7439
- Title
- First Lensman
- Author
- Smith, Edward E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Fantasy Press
- Place of Publication
- Reading
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- Science Fiction, Sci-fi, SF, Atomic, Atoms, Atomic War, Galaxies, War Novel, 20th Century Fiction
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
About Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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....
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
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