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GREENER THAN YOU THINK
by Moore, Ward
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with some tape repairs to verso at lower right front corner and lower rear panel with ble
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: William Sloane Associates, Inc., Publishers, [1947]. First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with some tape repairs to verso at lower right front corner and lower rear panel with bleed through, light shelf wear to lower spine panel. (8440). Octavo, cloth. Science fiction novel in which after applying a scientific formula, grass starts growing uncontrollably, and mankind cannot stop it. "Good satire." - Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 3-292.
Synopsis
Ward Moore's classic novel "Greener Than You Think" posits a world with Bermuda grass running out of control -- choking out every other plant and destroying the food supply of animals and humanity alike. Originally published in 1947.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8440
- Title
- GREENER THAN YOU THINK
- Author
- Moore, Ward
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with some tape repairs to verso at lower right front corner and lower rear panel with ble
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Sloane Associates, Inc., Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1947]
- Keywords
- SF
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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- Verso
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