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Reach for Tomorrow
by Clarke, Arthur C
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 057501587X
- ISBN 13
- 9780575015876
- Seller
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Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace and World, 1970. 2nd Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Second US edition first printing 1970 (First US edition published by Ballantine Books in 1956). Hardback book is tight clean, and very square. Boards sharp and clean. Sharp spine ends. Small bump to front hinge. Text block clean, with a hint of toning. Small neat previous booksellers pencil price to FEP. Pages are very crisp and clean. Tightly bound and feels barely read. Grades fine. Jacket is glossy with light rubbing to panels, edges and corners. Some minor creasing to head of upper joint. Colours very bold and not faded. Jacket grades near fine. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a worthy addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. More images of this book are available please contact us if you require them. An attractive copy of this Clarke title, that will benefit a Clarke collection.
Synopsis
Reach for Tomorrow is a collection of short stories by science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke. The stories all originally appeared in a number of different publications.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Durdles Books (IOBA)
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007033
- Title
- Reach for Tomorrow
- Author
- Clarke, Arthur C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 057501587X
- ISBN 13
- 9780575015876
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace and World
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1970
- Pages
- 256
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- 2001 space odyssey earthlight rama General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction;
- X weight
- 800 g
Terms of Sale
Durdles Books (IOBA)
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged. All books, where possible, are sent by signed and tracked services and our postage prices reflect this. We cannot normally send to overseas PO Box addresses. Purchasers may need to provide a phone number for heavier or valuable items as per our courier requirements. We only use airmail for overseas orders, we will not use surface mail.
About the Seller
Durdles Books (IOBA)
Biblio member since 2018
Birmingham, West Midlands
About Durdles Books (IOBA)
Durdles Books is an online bookshop that specialises in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Modern Firsts and Genre Fiction. We also have books in many other categories and think our stock is both varied and interesting. We are constantly busy sourcing new stock in great condition, as collectors ourselves we appreciate that there is nothing like finding a lovely copy of a book that is on "the list". We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), so you can be assured of our commitment to good bookselling practices and customer service.
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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