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Sands Of Mars ( Two Djs ) Signed
by Arthur C Clarke
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Good dust jacket
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About This Item
London: Sidgwick & Jackson. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1951. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 8VO; 219 [1] pages; Original jacket worn with tape repairs to folds; faint rubbing to edges at spine. This near fine volume in two, both good and very good, jackets. Signed inside front cover by author. Red cloth lettered in black, pictorial jacket. First Edition. Signed by Arthur C. Clarke. A dazzling interplanetary tale from legendary English science-fiction writer, futurist, inventor, and explorer Arthur C. Clarke. Includes extra GNOME PRESS [1952] printed dust jacket. ; Signed by Author .
Synopsis
The Sands of Mars is a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke which was published in 1951, before humans had achieved space flight. The story is set principally on the planet Mars, which has been settled by humans and is used essentially as a research establishment. It has been surveyed but not fully explored on the ground.
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- Bookseller
- poor mans books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40440
- Title
- Sands Of Mars ( Two Djs ) Signed
- Author
- Arthur C Clarke
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sidgwick & Jackson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1951
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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