Alas, Babylon
by Pat Frank
ISBN: 0553278835
ISBN-13: 9780553278835
Format: Paperback
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The classic apocalyptic novel that portrays a small town's survival after a nuclear holocaust.
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Publisher: Bantam Books
Published date: 1976
Publisher's Notes
The survivors of an H-bomb attack are forced to rely on their own resources amidst the ruins of Fort Repose.
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Alas, Babylon
Frank, Pat
Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Bantam Books, 1976 Mass Market Paperback. Good. ( more information) Offered by Book Castle (United States)
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Spectra. Mass Market Paperback. 0553278835 Mass Market Paperback, Condition: Very Good; some reading creases. . Very Good. ( more information) Offered by Monarchbooks (United States)
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Alas, Babylon
Frank, Pat
Bantam. Near Fine. 1976. Unk. Mass Market Paperback. 0-553-27883-5 Nice and clean and square,with light end of spine wear and light spine crease. 22nd print. . ( more information) Offered by That's a Wrap! (United States)
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