The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
by HEINLEIN Robert A
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: Dobson, 1967 Papered boards with tape residue from where DW sleeve was held down, fep has library cancels stamps, binding showing between Books By Heinlein and title pages, copyright page has cancelled stamps and library acquisition numbers etc, the ghost of these show through onto the title, some internal marking to pages, the worst being two leaves with some light transparent blue spots, a few pages slightly damp rippled but no watermarking or staining, foot of final text page has library cancels, as does one other text page, book boards lightly rubbed to edges and with white shelf mark to spine, DW is price clipped with rubbing to the ends, some chipping with loss to the spine, head loses R of Robert and T of The from title, black shelf mark to the spine, a little water mark at the head of spine, 383pp a good first British edition of one of Heinlein's classic works offered as a binding copy or a cheaper one to fill out the collection, scarce. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. Ex-Library.
Synopsis
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress is a 1966 science fiction novel by American writer Robert A. Heinlein, about a lunar colony's revolt against rule from Earth. The novel expresses and discusses libertarian ideals in a speculative context. Originally serialized in Worlds of If (December 1965, January, February, March, April 1966), the book received the Hugo Award for best science fiction novel in 1967,
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- Seller
- Fortuna Books
(NZ)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 013151
- Title
- The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
- Author
- HEINLEIN Robert A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Dobson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- Science Fiction Twentieth Centruy Rare Collectable First British Edition Heinlein
- Bookseller catalogs
- SCIENCE-FICTION FANTASY & HORROR;
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