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Seventy-One Glimpses of the Future
by Isaac Asimov
ISBN: 039531545X
ISBN-13: 9780395315453
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published date: 1981
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Short essays describe a wide variety of mind-stretching innovations that will probably occur in our lifetimes, from space colonization to cloned spare parts for our bodies.
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Houghton Mifflin (T). Used - Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers! Your purchase benefits world literacy! ( more information)
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Houghton Mifflin, 1981. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. This book is clean & bright & tight, with no creases, no tears, & no markings. Dustjacket has two small tears to the rear panel, else clean & bright. ( more information)
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Houghton Mifflin Company, 1981 First Edition. ISBN:0-395-31545-X. Bright green boards, white letters. Very Good+, dust jacket Good+ with 1/2" tear on back lower spine edge.. ( more information)
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Houghton Mifflin, 1981. Hardback.. Very good condition./Very good dust jacket.. * * * Selling books of merit since 1988. * * * Prompt, Professional Service. Satisfaction Guaranteed. * * * ( more information)
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Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin, 1981. Light shelfwear to green cloth, name inside front board, else clean; very good, tight book. Dj has some wear and light bumping at tips, unclipped, else very good. . ISBN: 039531545x. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good Plus. ( more information)
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Asimov, Isaac, Illustrated by Belmore, Robert - HARDBACK EDITION
Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin, 1981. Near new condition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1981 Book is green cloth with silver titles and no defects to note for the book or the DJ. Asimov presents "71 Glimpses of the Future" . First Edition. Hard Cover. VG/Fine. ( more information)
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin & Co.,, 1981. VG/VG in archival mylar. 201 pgs. Very nice clean tight copy in like dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. ( more information)
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN, 1981 SILVER JACKET. 71 GLIMPSES OF THE FUTURE. HOUGHTON MIFFLIN. , 1ST ED. 201 PPS. V.G. REAR TOP COVER HAS SOME STAINS. BOOK IS CLEAN, BRIGHT AND SECURE,. First EDITION. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SCIENCE. ( more information)
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Asimov, Isaac
Houghton Mifflin, 1981 First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Binding strong & tight, pages bright, clean. Text unmarked. Green cloth covered boards. Gilt titles on cover and spine. Silver dust jacket. No dog ears. We ship 6 days a week. International orders ship air letter post or global priority where available.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. ( more information)
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Asimov, Isaac
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1981. The pace of change is accelerating to the point where it's hard to keep track of tomorow.. First Edition. Cloth. Nr. Fine/Nr. Fine, Brodart Covered. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
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Asimov, Isaac
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1981. . First printing. . Near fine in a near fine silver dustjacket (prev owner's name.) . A collection of 71 brief and very readable essays - which originally appeared as columns in the in-flight magazine of American Airlines. ( more information)
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Asimov, Isaac
New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Tight, bright, clean hardback book. Clean end papers, pages, and edges. Clipped dust jacket is bright and clean with minimal shelf wear. Slight wrinkle at bottom back panel and two tiny closed tears. ; 8vo . ( more information)
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Asimov, Isaac
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Pub., 1981. In seventy-one essays, Isaac Asimov sketches out a wide variety of mind-stretching changes which he feels lie in the near future of humanity. This hardcover First Printing from 1981 is in Very Good Condition with a Good Dustjacket.. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good Condition/Good Dustjacket. 6x9 Inches. ( more information)
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Asimov, Isaac
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Publishing, 1981. This is a collection of 71 essays by Isaac Asimov which give glimpses into what we can expect from life in the near and not-too-distant future. This hardcover First Printing from 1981 is in Very Good Condition with a Good Dustjacket.. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good Condition/Good Dustjacket. 6x9 Inches. ( more information)
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Houghton Mifflin [0-395-31545-X] [1981], 1st edition. (Hardcover) Near fine in lightly rubbed dust jacket. (Future Life, Essays, Popular Science). ( more information)
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Houghton Mifflin [0-395-31545-X] [1981], 1st edition. (Hardcover) Near fine in lightly rubbed dust jacket. . . . (Future Life, Essays, Popular Science). ( more information)
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