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The Songs of Distant Earth by Arthur C Clarke - 1986

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The Songs of Distant Earth by Arthur C Clarke - 1986

The Songs of Distant Earth

by Arthur C Clarke

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New York: Ballantine Books. Near Fine. 1986. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Limited First Edition, this copy being #221 of 500. Navy Cloth with gilt lettering in a navy slipcase. Book is about near fine, only issue being some fading of the spine, boards and internally the book is as new. NF to fine slipcase, with just some general shelfwear. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; Signed by Author .
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  • Edition Limited Edition
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  • Publisher Ballantine Books
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1986

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A Gift from Earth
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A Gift from Earth

by Larry Niven

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London: MacDonald. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1969. Hardcover. A VG+ book with some staining on the top edge. Internally clean. Near Fine unclipped dust jacket, with some minor edgewear. Jacket now in a removable protective acetate cover. VG+ in NF . ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Consider Phlebas
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Consider Phlebas

by Iain M Banks

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London: MacMillan. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. The first book in Banks’s popular Culture Series. Amazon announced a TV adaptation in 2018, but this got cancelled in August 2020, probably due to the pandemic, but it will probably just be time before these well loved stories makes it to our screens. A fine unread book in a NF - F DJ with slight fading to the spine. There is a small dealer price sticker on the front cover. Unclipped but with no price, I believe this is an export DJ. DW now in a protective acetate cover. ; Culture Series .
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The Death of Grass
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The Death of Grass

by John Christopher

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London: Michael Joseph. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1956. First English Edition. Hardcover. A particularly bright copy of this scarce cult post-apocalyptic novel which is certainly the authors best known work. The basis for the 1970 movie “No blade of Grass”. A particularly bright copy with the normal faded white lettering on the spine looking like new. The only defects being a very slight 2mm tear on the front end paper and a small indent on the back end paper. The binding is tight and the book possibly unread. The DW has one small chip at the top of the spine very slight edgewear and small tears (about 2mm each) at the top and bottom of flaps but with no loses. Some discoloration from dust on the white lettering of the spine, but with no obvious fading. Jacket is unclipped (10s6d) and now in a protective acetate cover. A superb collectable copy of this scare book. Fine book in a VG+ or better Dust Jacket. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 230 pages .
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Methuselah's Children
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Methuselah's Children

by Robert A Heinlein

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London: Gollancz. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1963. First English Edition. Hardcover. The scarce UK first edition. A very good or better book, slight lean with a dealer sticker on inside front board. Otherwise internally in fine condition. Unclipped jacket with usual dust staining to spine. Chipping at the top and bottom of spine and at top and bottom of front flap and some general edgewear. Now in a protective acetate cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 192 pages .
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Time for the Stars
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Time for the Stars

by Robert A Heinlein

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London: Gollancz. Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1963. First English Edition. Hardcover. The uncommon first UK Edition. Book is VG, with a slight lean and some fading to the spine. Owner stamp in the front and a dealer note in pencil, book otherwise internally clean and fine. VG+ dust jacket with some chipping at top and bottom of spine, unclipped. Now in a protective acetate cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 244 pages .
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A Gift from Earth
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A Gift from Earth

by Larry Niven

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London: MacDonald. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1969. Hardcover. A VG+ book with some staining on the top edge. Internally clean. Near Fine unclipped dust jacket, with some minor edgewear. Jacket now in a removable protective acetate cover. VG+ in NF . ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Consider Phlebas
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Consider Phlebas

by Iain M Banks

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London: MacMillan. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. The first book in Banks’s popular Culture Series. Amazon announced a TV adaptation in 2018, but this got cancelled in August 2020, probably due to the pandemic, but it will probably just be time before these well loved stories makes it to our screens. A fine unread book in a NF - F DJ with slight fading to the spine. There is a small dealer price sticker on the front cover. Unclipped but with no price, I believe this is an export DJ. DW now in a protective acetate cover. ; Culture Series .
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The Death of Grass
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The Death of Grass

by John Christopher

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First English Edition
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Hardcover
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London: Michael Joseph. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1956. First English Edition. Hardcover. A particularly bright copy of this scarce cult post-apocalyptic novel which is certainly the authors best known work. The basis for the 1970 movie “No blade of Grass”. A particularly bright copy with the normal faded white lettering on the spine looking like new. The only defects being a very slight 2mm tear on the front end paper and a small indent on the back end paper. The binding is tight and the book possibly unread. The DW has one small chip at the top of the spine very slight edgewear and small tears (about 2mm each) at the top and bottom of flaps but with no loses. Some discoloration from dust on the white lettering of the spine, but with no obvious fading. Jacket is unclipped (10s6d) and now in a protective acetate cover. A superb collectable copy of this scare book. Fine book in a VG+ or better Dust Jacket. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 230 pages .
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Methuselah's Children
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Methuselah's Children

by Robert A Heinlein

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First English Edition
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London: Gollancz. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1963. First English Edition. Hardcover. The scarce UK first edition. A very good or better book, slight lean with a dealer sticker on inside front board. Otherwise internally in fine condition. Unclipped jacket with usual dust staining to spine. Chipping at the top and bottom of spine and at top and bottom of front flap and some general edgewear. Now in a protective acetate cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 192 pages .
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Time for the Stars
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Time for the Stars

by Robert A Heinlein

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First English Edition
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Hardcover
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London: Gollancz. Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1963. First English Edition. Hardcover. The uncommon first UK Edition. Book is VG, with a slight lean and some fading to the spine. Owner stamp in the front and a dealer note in pencil, book otherwise internally clean and fine. VG+ dust jacket with some chipping at top and bottom of spine, unclipped. Now in a protective acetate cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 244 pages .
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The Songs of Distant Earth
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The Songs of Distant Earth

by Arthur C. Clarke

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UsedGood. The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.
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The Songs of Distant Earth
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The Songs of Distant Earth

by Arthur C. Clarke

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Del Rey, 1987-04-12. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. 66x11x107.
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The Songs of Distant Earth
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The Songs of Distant Earth

by Arthur C. Clarke

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The Songs of Distant Earth
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The Songs of Distant Earth

by Arthur C. Clarke

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The Songs of Distant Earth
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The Songs of Distant Earth

by Arthur C. Clarke

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The Songs of Distant Earth
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The Songs of Distant Earth

by Arthur C. Clarke

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Songs of Distant Earth, The

by Clarke, Arthur C

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Del Rey, 1987. Softcover. Good. #32240, 1st US mass market paperback printing, spine creases
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Songs of Distant Earth [Mass Market Paperback]  by Arthur C. Clarke
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Songs of Distant Earth [Mass Market Paperback] by Arthur C. Clarke

by Arthur C. Clarke

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Del Rey, 1987-04-12. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Softcover; Del Rey; 1987; 0.9 x 6.91 x 4.25 Inches; Good; Reading copy. Unconditional money back guarantee.
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The Songs of Distant Earth
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The Songs of Distant Earth

by Arthur C. Clarke

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Ballantine Del Rey, 1986. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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The Songs of Distant Earth

The Songs of Distant Earth

by Arthur C. Clarke

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Del Rey, 1987-04-12. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 66x11x107. Paperback. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show very minor shelving wear.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
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The Centaur

The Centaur

by Updike, John

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NY: Crest Books. F. 1964. 1st Printing. Paperback. Crest Book #R682, 1964. Stated first Crest printing. Fine condition. R ubs at the head of the spine. .
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Human Nature
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Human Nature: New Doctor Who Adventures

by Cornell, Paul

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A respectable used copy of one of the most-liked New Adventures -- slight rubbing, slight edge wear. See the photos, and ask if you need more info.
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The Brick Moon  : From the Papers of Captain Frederic Ingham
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The Brick Moon : From the Papers of Captain Frederic Ingham

by Hale, Edward Everett

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Limited/Numbered Edition
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Barre, Massachusetts: Imprint Society. Fine with no dust jacket. 1971. Limited/Numbered Edition. Hardcover. The Near Fine slipcase has a faint mark at the tail of the spine edge. ; Early science fiction that imagines a human colonized brick and mortar satellite moon of the Earth. Satirical subtext throughout, based on personalities and society in Boston, MA. Originally serialized in The Atlantic in 1869 and 1870. Copy 712 of a limited edition of 1,950. Signed by the illustrator. Seventeen woodcuts printed in brown, directly from the blocks, by Michael McCurdy, prolific illustrator and founder of the Penmaen Press. Printed by Spiral Press on fine paper. Half dark linen with gilt image of a telescope, the remainder natural linen on boards. This is the later binding, the first being in quarter brown linen, no image, the remainder natural. Slipcase is clean, with sharp corners, and a clean, woodcut illustrated, title label that wraps around the spine edge. Signed by the illustrator. A clean… Read More
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THE WORLD OF STAR TREK
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THE WORLD OF STAR TREK

by Gerrold, David

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First Edition
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New York: Ballantine Books, 1973. Mass market paperback. 276 pages + 64 pages of photographs. First printing of this paperback original. An inside picture of the 3 worlds of Star Trek: 1) Gene Roddenberry" conception of the TV series; 2) the show itself--writers, stars and technicians; and 3) the world of the fans who kept the series alive after NBC cancelled it. The book is clean and bright, with just a hint of edgewear; a couple of reading crease on the spine, but still square and tightly bound. Bookstore stamp at top of page facing the front cover.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good+. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.
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Let's All Kill Constance SIGNED FIRST

Let's All Kill Constance SIGNED FIRST

by RAY BRADBURY

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A FINE FIRST EDITION IN DUST JACKET. SIGNED BY MR. BRADBURY ON TITLE PAGE.
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A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth

A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth

by Verne, Jules

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Book Club Edition
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Jules Verne: Jules A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth 1959 Dodd, Mead Science Fiction Book Club Edition. Special introduction by Arthur C. Clarke. USED. VG/G original red, black and white Jean Morton dust jacket. Spine of jacket is skinned by price label removal. Beige boards, red topstain, 226 pages, binding is tight. Plot summary:" In Jules Verne's JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, a geology professor, Otto Lindenbrock, and his nephew Axel discover and decode an ancient document that purports to show that a dormant volcano holds a secret entrance to a series of caverns leading to a subterranean world at the earth's center. In the name of scientific discovery, they follow the instructions and undertake a hazardous journey deep within the earth..."
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THE OCTOBER COUNTRY
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THE OCTOBER COUNTRY

by RAY BRADBURY

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Signed by the author, Ray Bradbury. The later printing of this edition which contains a new introduction written by Ray Bradbury specifically for this edition. As new in dust jacket. remainder mark
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The Book of Philip Jose Farmer
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The Book of Philip Jose Farmer

by Philip Jose Farmer

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9780705700672
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SIGNED. First Hardcover Edition. First Printing. Elmfield Press/ London (1976). Wraparound jacket art by Josh Kirby. Very near fine, full cloth hardcover with fine, as new jacket. Spine head and heel edges very lightly pushed and two mildly bumped corners. Jacket is quite fine, as new, and bright in fresh, removable mylar sleeve. Signed (signature only) by Farmer on first blank page. Boxed for swift shipping. 11-b
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The Sex Demon of Jangal

The Sex Demon of Jangal

by Brent, Lynton Wright

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Hollywood, CA: Brentwood Publishing Co. / Crime-Adventure Series Book No. 101 1st Edition, 1964 ----------paperback. An erotic fantasy novel. Covers slightly rubbed, very modest shelfwear, a near fine copy.. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. Illus. by The Author (front cover). Note: our prices on Biblio are the LOWEST of any of the sites on which we list our books.
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Seetee Shock

Seetee Shock

by Williamson, Jack [John Stewart Williamson]

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New York: Simon & Schuster, 1950 First printing of the first edition. Book with light foxing to endpapers, else in fine condition; dust jacket with light rubbing and foxing, else fine.
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