FIRST LENSMAN
by Smith, Edward E
- Used
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a nearly fine first state dust jacket (listing four Smith titles on rear panel) with some edge rubs and slight fa
- Seller
-
Laurel, Maryland, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Reading: Fantasy Press, 1950. First edition. A fine copy in a nearly fine first state dust jacket (listing four Smith titles on rear panel) with some edge rubs and slight fade to the red ink of the title lettering on the spine panel. (30375). Octavo, jacket and interior illustrations by A. J. Donnell, cloth. The second book of the Lensman series. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1051. Survey of Science Fiction Literature III, pp. 1183-87. In 333.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30375
- Title
- FIRST LENSMAN
- Author
- Smith, Edward E
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a nearly fine first state dust jacket (listing four Smith titles on rear panel) with some edge rubs and slight fa
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Fantasy Press
- Place of Publication
- Reading
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- SF
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives mis-described or damaged.
About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
John W. Knott, Jr., BooksellerABAA/ILABFine First Editions
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...