Fountains Of Paradise
by Clarke, Arthur C
The Fountains of Paradise is a Hugo and Nebula Award winning 1979 novel by Arthur C. Clarke. Set in the 22nd century, it describes the construction of a space elevator. This "orbital tower" is a giant structure rising from the ground and linking with a satellite in geostationary at the height of approximately 36,000 kilometers (approx. 22,300 miles). Such a structure would be used to raise payloads to orbit without having to use rockets, making it much more cost-effective.
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The Fountains of Paradise
by Clarke, Arthur C.
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- Used - Like New
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- Like New
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- First Edition
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- 1979
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- Hardcover
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- 9780151327737
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Southampton, New York, USA
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Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Like New/Like New. First Edition, First Printing (Full Letter Line). Not price-clipped ($10.00 price intact). Published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1979. Octavo. Navy cloth over blue boards stamped in silver. Signed and dated by author on flyleaf (19 Aug 1980). Book is like new; with no writing or names.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Fountains of Paradise
by Clarke, Arthur C.
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- Near Fine
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- First Thus
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- 1979
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- Hardcover
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- 9780575025202
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HINDHEAD, Surrey, GBR
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London: Victor Gollancz. Pages begining to tan (common with this book), no inscriptions. The dust jacket is taken just-off fine by general handling. Although the book has an ISBN number and there is no indication (that I can see) on the book that it is anything other than a 1979 first by Golancz, it is offered and priced as a… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Fountains Of Paradise
by Arthur C. Clarke
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- Used - Good
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- Good
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- First Edition
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- 1979
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- Hardcover
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- 9780575025202
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Milverton, Somerset, GBR
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A$42.68
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London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1979. Book. Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 255pp, some fade to top edge of cloth, wear to dj, small tear to top front corner and top and bottom of dj spine at back. A slight buckle to prelims front and back as if book had been in damp conditions, otherwise… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Fountains of Paradise
by Clarke, Arthur C.
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- Used - Fine Book
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- Fine Dustjacket
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- 1st Edition 1st Printing
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- 1979
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- Hardcover
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- 9780575025202
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Pasadena, California, USA
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London: Gollancz, 1979. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine Book/Fine Dustjacket. First Edition, First Printing. Winner Of 1979 Nebula And 1980 Hugo Awards. A Fine Unread Copy (A Little Fading Along Top Edge Of Boards, Trace Along Bottom Edge). Dust Wrapper Is Mint Except For A Little Yellowing To White Flaps.
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The Fountains of Paradise
by Clarke, Arthur C.
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- Near Fine
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- First edition
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- 1979
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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich [1979], 1979. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo. [11], xii, [4], 261, [1] pp. Quarter blue cloth over blue paper boards with silver lettering on the spine. Price of $10.00 on front flap of dust jacket. Winner of both the Hugo and Nebula awards. Very Good book with hints of foxing to… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Fountains of Paradise
by Clarke, Arthur C.
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- 1ST
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- 1979
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- Hardcover
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- 9780575025202
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CARSON CITY, Nevada, USA
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A$97.60
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England: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1979. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1ST. A Nice Copy - British Edition. . Book Is In Very Good Condition. Boards Have A Tiny Bit Of Shelf Wear. Bumped. Fore Edges Have A Tiny Bit Of Reading Wear. Writing From A Previous Owner On The Front Free End Page, Otherwise Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Fountains of Paradise
by Clarke, Arthur C.
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- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket
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- First Edition
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- (1979)
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- Hardcover
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- 9780151327737
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Dunedin, New Zealand, NZL
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New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. (1979). First Edition. Hardcover. 0151327734 . No signatures. Some fading to upper margins of boards. A few spots of foxing. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover.; First US edition. xii, [2], 261, [1 (blank)] pages. Blue papaerd boads with dark blue cloth spine. Silver lettering… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Fountains of Paradise
by Arthur C. Clarke
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- Used - Good
- Published
- 1980
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- Paperback
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- 9780330259842
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Wellington, NZL
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A$6.47
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Pan Books. Good. 4.37 x 0.47 x 7.01 inches. Paperback. 1980. 240 pages. Cover worn.<br> . Item Price
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THE FOUNTAINS OF PARADISE
by Clarke, Arthur C.
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- Used - Bookplate to front paste down, some tanning to upper edges of boards, a fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with a 15 mm scra
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- First edition
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- 1979
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Laurel, Maryland, USA
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London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1979. First edition. Bookplate to front paste down, some tanning to upper edges of boards, a fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with a 15 mm scratch and tear to rear panel near flap fold. (25399). Octavo, boards. Winner of the 1979 Nebula and 1980 Hugo awards for best novel.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Fountains of Paradise
by Clarke, Arthur C.
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1978
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- Hardcover
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- 9780151327737
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Tucson, Arizona, USA
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A$23.26
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Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1978 First Edition in Near Fine condition with a Near Fine unclipped Dust Jacket protected by a Mylar Brodart. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover. Item Price
A$23.26
Fountains of Paradise, The
by Clarke, Arthur C.
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- Used - Fair to Good
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- Not Applicable
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- First Thus
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- 1980
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- Paperback
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- 9780330259842
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Buttaba, New South Wales, AUS
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A$8.50
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London, England: Pan Books Ltd, 1980. Book. Fair to Good. Paperback. First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback, first thus, 132gms, 232 pages. Book is in fair to good condition with general age-related wear and tear and heavy page discolouration/spotting throughout, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.. Item Price
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Fountains of Paradise
by Clarke, Arthur C.
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- As New with no dust jacket
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- 1988
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- Hardcover
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Washburn, Wisconsin, USA
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A$155.05
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Norwalk CT: Easton Press, 1988. Hardcover. As New with no dust jacket. Illustrated by Bob Eggleton. Brown leather bound edition, gilt illustration on covers, gilt lettering and raised bands on spine, page edges gilt. 261 pages. Collector's Notes laid in.; 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 ''. Item Price
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The Fountains of Paradise
by Clarke, Arthur C.
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- Hardback
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- 9780575025202
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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Fountains of Paradise
by Clarke, Arthur C.
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- Used - Very Good-
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- 1980
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- Mass Market Paperback
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- 9780345253569
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Bishop, California, USA
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A$4.65
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Del Rey. Very Good-. 1980. Mass Market Paperback. 0345253566 . Very good mass market paperback with tight binding and clean pages. Very minimal wear to edges and corners of covers and spine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 305 pages . Item Price
A$4.65
The Fountains of Paradise
by Clarke, Arthur C.
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- 1st Edition
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- 1979
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- Hardcover
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- 9780151327737
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Charlotte Hall, Maryland, USA
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U.S.A.: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1979. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition stated with correct letters "B C D E" for first printing, no marks, underlining, or bookplates, with previous owner's name on ffep . No remainder marks. Spine is tight and crisp. Boards are flat and true and the… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Fountains of Paradise
by Clarke, Arthur C
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- Used - NF
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- Collector's Edition
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- 1988
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- Leather
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Concord, California, USA
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Norwalk, Conn.: Easton Press. NF. 1988. Collector's Edition. Leather. Introduction by George Zebrowski. Brown leather with gilt titles and decoration. Sans DJ as issued. Includes single-sheet 'Collector's Notes' and unused book plate; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 261 p. . Item Price
A$116.29
The Fountains of Paradise
by Clarke, Arthur C.
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Very Good Plus
- Edition
- First Edition
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- 1979
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- Hardcover
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Tucson, Arizona, USA
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A$15.50
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New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1979 A First Edition in Near Fine condition with an unclipped Very Good Plus condition Dust Jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. Hardcover. Item Price
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The Fountains of Paradise
by Clarke, Arthur C.
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- Used - Good
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- Hardback
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- 9780575025202
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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The Fountains of Paradise
by Clarke, Arthur C
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- Used - Very Good
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- Hardcover
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- 9780575025202
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Diamond springs, California, USA
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A$28.64
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Orion Publishing Co. hardcover. Very Good. 8x5x1. Very light foxing on the top edge of text block. Minimal wear. The binding is tight. The pages are free of markings. Item Price
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The Fountains of Paradise
by Clarke, Arthur C.
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition - First Printing
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- 1980
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780345253569
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Campbell River, British Columbia, CAN
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A$24.73
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New York: Ballantine Books, 1980. 25356. A very nice copy of this Hugo and Nebula Award winning novel. Interiors are tightly bound and unmarked. Light brushing to the fore-edge. Soft cover wraps show light shelfwear. Spine is uncreased, just lightly chipped. A very nice copy in a protective sleeve.. First Paperback Edition - First Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No… Read more about this item Item Price
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