Men, Martians and Machines
by Russell, Eric Frank
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Roy Publishers, 1956. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First US edition first printing. Hardback book is tight and clean with the barest touch of lean. Text block has light toning to edges, and there is a previous owners stamp to the top edge. Boards sharp and clean. Light bumping to head and foot of spine, spine slightly toned with dulled titles. Pages crisp and unblemished, except for a 10mm black pen mark the foot of the title page. Feels tight. Very good condition. No jacket. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a worthy addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A solid copy of this very scarce edition of this well known title. Issued in the USA by Roy Publishers, from the Dobson sheets. One for the collector's of scarce editions.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Durdles Books (IOBA) (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007404
- Title
- Men, Martians and Machines
- Author
- Russell, Eric Frank
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Roy Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1956
- Pages
- 133
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 1.54 lbs
- Keywords
- General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Durdles Books (IOBA)
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About the Seller
Durdles Books (IOBA)
Biblio member since 2018
Birmingham, West Midlands
About Durdles Books (IOBA)
Durdles Books is an online bookshop that specialises in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Modern Firsts and Genre Fiction. We also have books in many other categories and think our stock is both varied and interesting. We are constantly busy sourcing new stock in great condition, as collectors ourselves we appreciate that there is nothing like finding a lovely copy of a book that is on "the list". We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), so you can be assured of our commitment to good bookselling practices and customer service.
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...