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ORPHANS OF THE SKY (includes "Universe" & "Common Sense") ( Signel Book # D2618 )

ORPHANS OF THE SKY (includes "Universe" & "Common Sense") ( Signel Book # D2618 )

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ORPHANS OF THE SKY (includes "Universe" & "Common Sense") ( Signel Book # D2618 )

by Heinlein, Robert A. (Anson) [New introduction by Samuel R. Delany ]

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USA: Signet Books, 1965. Book. Illus. by Painted Cover. Near Fine.. Soft cover. First Edition By This Publisher.. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall.. 128 pages. >Complete & Unabridged. >"The ship was a giant sealed cylinder five miles long, with concentric decks, labyrinthine passages, acres of farmland, living area and work space. For the passengers, lost in space, it was the only world that existed, until what it was was accidentally discovered. And revolution struck the miniature world." >> Front cover creasing to upper right corner; upper right corner is bumped;.

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‘The Proxima Centauri Expedition, sponsored by the Jordan Foundation in 2119, was the first recorded attempt to reach the nearer stars of this galaxy. Whatever its unhappy fate we can only conjecture...’ A whole society, complete with a strange, savage religion, superstitions, mutant outcasts, rigid class structures and an agricultural barter economy, hurtles through the void. It is an epic voyage whose purpose has been long forgotten. High Hoyland’s innate curiosity impels him to undertake his own voyage of discovery. But he doesn’t realize the implications of the truth about the Ship – his world – until it’s too late to turn back...

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COMIC WORLD CA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
ORPHANS OF THE SKY (includes "Universe" & "Common Sense") ( Signel Book # D2618 )
Author
Heinlein, Robert A. (Anson) [New introduction by Samuel R. Delany ]
Illustrator
Painted Cover
Format/Binding
Paperback
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine.
Edition
First Edition By This Publisher.
Publisher
Signet Books
Place of Publication
USA
Date Published
1965
Size
12mo - over 6¾" - 7&

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