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Rocket Ship Galileo
by Heinlein, Robert A
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG
- Seller
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Alliance, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
NY: Charles Scribner's Sons. VG. 1947. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Second printing with the Scribner's seal on the copyright page but no "A" and no later printing noted. Bound in black cloth with a green roc ket ship decoration on the front cover and green spine lettering. A Ve ry Good copy. The book has tiny bumps to the front corners and mild ru bs to the spine tips. Slight spine lean. The inner gutters have a touc h of tanning but the interior is otherwise fine. No dust jacket. Heinl ein's first hardcover book. .
Synopsis
Rocket Ship Galileo is a science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, published in 1947, about three teenagers who participate in a pioneering flight to the Moon. It was the first in the Heinlein juveniles, a long and successful series of science fiction novels published by Scribner's. The novel was originally envisioned as the first of a series of books called "Young Rocket Engineers".
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dearly Departed Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25425
- Title
- Rocket Ship Galileo
- Author
- Heinlein, Robert A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Edition
- 2nd Printing
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1947
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About the Seller
Dearly Departed Books
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Alliance, Ohio
About Dearly Departed Books
Selling books since 1978. We specialize in SF, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Western & Pulp Fiction. With an inventory of more than 35,000 Hardcover 1st editions, Vintage Paperbacks , Pulp Magazines & general antiquarian books. Store front open by chance or appointment.
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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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- 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...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
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