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THE WAR AGAINST THE RULL
by Van Vogt, A. E
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good+ in Good+ dust jacket
- Seller
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Livonia, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Simon & Schuster. Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1959. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ; Half black cloth cover with fuschia boards is worn at extremities with lightly bumped corners and modest soiling but in good+ condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Abrasions to front and rear paste downs where DJ protector was likely formerly affixed (do NOT appear to be ex-library). Front end sheet improperly adhering to front paste down from a former repair to the gutter. Inscribed and signed by author on title page. Pages are toned but clean and very good. Also laid-in is the cover and front matter from the first paperback edition by Pocket Books. Dust jacket has wear and creasing with very modest soiling to back panel but bright and in good+ condition. DJ flap is price clipped. DJ protected by a brand new, clear, acid-free mylar cover. We add mylar covers to all books with DJs to preserve the DJs and add luster to magnify their beauty. (If pictured, shown without the mylar cover for an accurate representation of dust jacket. ) ; 244 pages; Signed by Author .
Synopsis
Ace #87180. Cover art by John Schoenherr. This novel is a fix-up of six short stories which originally appeared in "Astounding Science Fiction": Co-Operate -- Or Else! (1942), The Second Solution (1942), The Sound (1950), The Green Forest (1949), The Rull (1948), and Repetition (1940) (a.k.a. The Gryb).
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- Seller
- Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 15186
- Title
- THE WAR AGAINST THE RULL
- Author
- Van Vogt, A. E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ in Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Date Published
- 1959
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About the Seller
Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA
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Livonia, Michigan
About Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA
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