The Sun Shines Bright
by Asimov, Isaac
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (slight bumping and chipping on spine); yellow boards, gilt titling on black cloth spine;
- ISBN 10
- 0385171455
- ISBN 13
- 9780385171458
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday & Co, 1981. 1st. hardback. Very good, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (slight bumping and chipping on spine); yellow boards, gilt titling on black cloth spine; text block firm, untrimmed pages unmarked; black ink marking on edges.. 8vo: crown (200 x 140 / 8"" x 5_""). Essays discuss the sun, stars, planets, the moon, elements, the cell, scientists, human nature, secret weapons, population growth, and altruism
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Details
- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC132054
- Title
- The Sun Shines Bright
- Author
- Asimov, Isaac
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (slight bumping and chipping on spine); yellow boards, gilt titling on black cloth spine;
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0385171455
- ISBN 13
- 9780385171458
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1981
- Pages
- 250
- Keywords
- 1st, essays, philosophy, astronomy, science, Asimov
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- X weight
- 0.37 g
- Size
- 8vo: crown (200 x 140 / 8\"\" x 5_\"\")
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