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Prelude to Space
by Clarke, Arthur C.- With New Post Apollo Preface By Author
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Media, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1970. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover/ DJ (has price $5.75 & sm. applied, printed retail label $.99- early bookstore discount?); Fine+/ Near Fine condition. DJ is Near Fine to Fine; bright, clean & glossy w/ only trace of shrlf wear; 1/4 closed tear bottom of back panel. NO chips, fray or sun discolor. Book is Fine+. Bright orange cloth binding is tight, bright, square, clean & unmarred. NO bumps, scuffs or edge fray. Gold spine lettering crisp & intact. Text is tight, bright, clean, unmarked. NO remainder mark, hinge splits, owner names, etc.; NOT ex library or book club. Handsome, well preserved copy- both DJ & book display extremely well.
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Details
- Seller
- EDM Book Loft
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 233
- Title
- Prelude to Space
- Author
- Clarke, Arthur C.- With New Post Apollo Preface By Author
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace & World
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1970
Terms of Sale
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Media, Pennsylvania
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- Remainder Mark
- Usually an ink marking of some sort which indicates that the book was designated a remainder. In most cases, it can be found on...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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