Orphans Of The Sky
by Robert A Heinlein
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very minor bumping at top and bottom of spine. Otherwise in like new condition./Excellent condition. Under mylar cover, no issues.
- Seller
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MANASSAS, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Putnam Publishing First BC Edition 1964
Hardcover, Dust Jacket, First Edition, Mylar Cover
Excellent find and a terrific add to your collection !!!
Synopsis
‘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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Details
- Bookseller
- Cagneys Rare Books and Collectibles (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0387-5-22
- Title
- Orphans Of The Sky
- Author
- Robert A Heinlein
- Illustrator
- Irv Docktor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover Dust Jacket
- Book Condition
- New Very minor bumping at top and bottom of spine. Otherwise in like new condition.
- Jacket Condition
- Excellent condition. Under mylar cover, no issues.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Book Club Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Putnam
- Place of Publication
- United States
- Date Published
- 1964
- Pages
- 187
- Size
- 8.5 x 5.75 x 1
- Weight
- 1.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Robert A Heinlein, Orphans Of The Sky, Putnam, 1964, First Edition
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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