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ISLANDS OF SPACE
by Campbell, John W., Jr
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- first
- Condition
- Previous owner's bookplate affixed to the front free endpaper. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#169411) (30045)
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About This Item
Reading, Pennsylvania: Fantasy Press, [1956]. First edition, first binding of blue cloth with spine panel stamped in gold. Previous owner's bookplate affixed to the front free endpaper. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#169411) (30045). Octavo, cloth. A space opera featuring Arcot, Morey and Wade and their starship, the Ancient Mariner. The novel first appeared in AMAZING STORIES QUARTERLY, Spring 1931. Three stories featuring Arcot, Morey and Wade, collected as THE BLACK STAR PASSES, preceded this novel, and it was followed by another novel, INVADERS FROM THE INFINITE, the final chronicle of their interstellar adventures. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Gernsback Years 189. See Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-210.
Synopsis
In the thrilling follow-up to "The Black Star Passes," John W. Campbell, Jr. again takes his team of young scientist-explorers on a voyage to the outer reaches of the universe - culminating in a space battle of epic proportions! Classic space opera, here is a tale from the Golden Age of Science Fiction!"Arcot, Wade, Morey, and their computer, Fuller, put together a ship which will travel faster than light . . . they give us what may have been the first space-warp drive. The concept was simple; to make it plausible wasn't - unless you were John Campbell." -- Astounding Science Fiction
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30045
- Title
- ISLANDS OF SPACE
- Author
- Campbell, John W., Jr
- Book Condition
- Used - Previous owner's bookplate affixed to the front free endpaper. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#169411) (30045)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first binding of blue cloth with spine panel stam
- Publisher
- Fantasy Press
- Place of Publication
- Reading, Pennsylvania
- Date Published
- [1956]
- Keywords
- SF
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John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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