Time For The Stars
by Robert A. Heinlein
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Victor Gollancz, 1963. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1963. No Edition Remarks. 244 pages. Illustrative jacket over blue cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Some light tanning to spine and edges. Small bleach spot to front board. Book has a visible forward lean. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Visible tanning to spine. Minimal scuffing to edges.
Synopsis
Time for the Stars is a science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein published by Scribner's in 1956 as one of the Heinlein juveniles. The basic plot line is derived from a 1911 thought experiment in special relativity, commonly called the twin paradox, proposed by French physicist Paul Langevin.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1679896255TMB
- Title
- Time For The Stars
- Author
- Robert A. Heinlein
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz
- Date Published
- 1963
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.