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THE LONG TOMORROW
by Brackett, Leigh
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of shelf wear to the spine ends, small piece of clear tape to the verso at the up
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1955. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of shelf wear to the spine ends, small piece of clear tape to the verso at the upper front corner and light crease along upper rear panel with a piece of clear tape along verso of same. An attractive copy of a this book. (25032). Octavo, boards. Post nuclear holocaust novel. "After nuclear war, the U.S. Constitution has been amended to limit the size of cities, and the predominant religiously conservative culture persecutes would-be scientific researchers as witches." - ANATOMY OF WONDER (2004) II-152. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-30.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25032
- Title
- THE LONG TOMORROW
- Author
- Brackett, Leigh
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of shelf wear to the spine ends, small piece of clear tape to the verso at the up
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, New York
- Date Published
- 1955
- 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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- First Edition
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- Shelf Wear
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