Highways in Hiding
by Smith, George O
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Gnome Press, 1955. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 1955 Gnome Press first edition. Dust jacket shows wear; large tear at bottom of spine, edge wear/chipping, soiled rear panel. Original price ($3.00) intact inside front panel, jacket in mylar protector. Text block clean. Text unmarked, leaves and jacket show age-related discoloration. (Browning, especially toward edges.). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Highways in Hiding is a science fiction novel by author George O. Smith. It was published in 1956 by Gnome Press in an edition of 4,000 copies. The novel was originally serialized in the magazine Imagination in 1955. An abridged version was published by Avon Books in 1957 under the title Space Plague.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Twice Sold Tales, Capitol Hill (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 043568
- Title
- Highways in Hiding
- Author
- Smith, George O
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Gnome Press
- Date Published
- 1955
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Twice Sold Tales, Capitol Hill
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Seattle, Washington
About Twice Sold Tales, Capitol Hill
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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...
- Text Block
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- 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...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...