One in Three Hundred
by Mcintosh, J T Psued. (James Murdoch MacGregor)
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
Item Price
A$306.64A$214.65
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: Museum Press, 1956. 3rd prize winner of 1955 International Science Fiction Awards. Scarce 1st UK edition. "He held the power of life after the world's end! In four days the world was coming to an end! The exploding sun would burn every living thing on Earth to a cinder! In Simsville, it was Bill Easson who got the job of picking those fit to escape. He had to choose ten people - men, women, or children - out of its desperate, hysterical three thousand. Whom should he pick - the beautiful, the bold, or the clever? Did they really have a chance to reach a new world in the rickety, jerry-built, inadequate space boat that would be given them? Would cold and hostile Mars welcome them?" CONDITION Black bds with crisp Silver title (unworn with sharp cnrs) pp 192. Crisp and bright copy. Original DJ is fresh with small chip to mid spine and sl wear to spine ends.. First British. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Ariel Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12428
- Title
- One in Three Hundred
- Author
- Mcintosh, J T Psued. (James Murdoch MacGregor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First British
- Publisher
- Museum Press
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1956
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction & Fantasy;
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Ariel Books
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- BDS
- Common term for the covers of a hardbound book. The term 'boards' refers to the thick cardboard under the paper or cloth...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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....
- 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...
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