GATHER, DARKNESS
by Leiber, Fritz
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good / Very Good
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Pellegrini & Cudahy, 1950. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. Octavo, 8.3 in. x 5.4 in., pp. 240. Red cloth-covered boards ith black outlined title to spine. Light rubbing to extremiities. Touch of sunning to top edge of boards. Unmarked interior. Light rubbing to dustjacket. Chips to top/bottom of dustjacket spine. Fritz Reuter Leiber Jr. (December 24, 1910Â - September 5, 1992) was an American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He was also a poet, actor in theater and films, playwright, and chess expert. With writers such as Robert E. Howard and Michael Moorcock, Leiber is one of the fathers of sword and sorcery and coined the term. Gather, Darkness! (serialized in Astounding, May, June, and July 1943) is a a dystopian, satirical depiction of a future theocracy - and the revolution that brings it down.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86249
- Title
- GATHER, DARKNESS
- Author
- Leiber, Fritz
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good / Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Pellegrini & Cudahy
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- Atomic Age Dystopia
Terms of Sale
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...