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THE OUTER REACHES: FAVORITE SCIENCE FICTION TALES CHOSEN BY THEIR AUTHORS
by Derleth, August (ed.)
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Previous owner's ink stamp to half title page, a fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with slight wear at spine ends and some
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
[New York]: Pellegrini & Cudahy, Publishers, [1951]. First edition. Previous owner's ink stamp to half title page, a fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with slight wear at spine ends and some color fade to spine panel. (30678). Octavo, cloth. Inscribed and signed by Derleth on the front free end paper. Collects seventeen stories selected and introduced by their authors. Includes Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Henry Kuttner, Fritz Leiber, Clifford Simak, Clark Ashton Smith, Theodore Sturgeon and others.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30678
- Title
- THE OUTER REACHES: FAVORITE SCIENCE FICTION TALES CHOSEN BY THEIR AUTHORS
- Author
- Derleth, August (ed.)
- Book Condition
- Used - Previous owner's ink stamp to half title page, a fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with slight wear at spine ends and some
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Pellegrini & Cudahy, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- [New York]
- Date Published
- [1951]
- Keywords
- Anthology . Signed . SF
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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