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Beyond Human Ken: Twenty-One Startling Stories of Science Fiction and Fantasy
by Merril, Judith; Introduction by Fletcher Pratt
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/very good
- Seller
-
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Random House, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. Good/very good. 334pp. Octavo [22 cm] 1/2 gray cloth with black paper over boards. The front hinge is broken, and the text block has partially pulled away from the spine. The front cover has some areas of abrasion. There is a previous owner's bookplate (Austin P. Haller, M.D.) on the front pastedown. In a dust jacket, with mild rubbing and chipping to the edges, and darkening to the reverse (not visible on the recto). Stories never before published in an anthology.
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- Bookseller
- Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 61049
- Title
- Beyond Human Ken: Twenty-One Startling Stories of Science Fiction and Fantasy
- Author
- Merril, Judith; Introduction by Fletcher Pratt
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- short stories; anthology; fantasy
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Salt Lake City, Utah
About Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Ken Sanders Rare Books is a full service antiquarian bookshop in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. We carry an ever-changing inventory of art, ephemera, maps, photography, and postcards in addition to a vast selection of used and rare books along with a few new books. We actively purchase and appraise books in all fields.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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