Against the Fall of Night
by Arthur C. Clarke
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
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Synopsis
Against the Fall of Night is a science fiction novel by British writer Arthur C. Clarke. Originally appearing in the November, 1948 issue of the magazine Startling Stories, it was first published in book form in 1953 by Gnome Press. It was later expanded and revised as The City and the Stars. The original also appeared in a more recent edition along with another unconnected early work: The Lion of Comarre and Against the Fall of Night.
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- Bookseller
- Borderlands Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000-221744
- Title
- Against the Fall of Night
- Author
- Arthur C. Clarke
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover, standard size (i.e. 5-6 by 8-9 inches)
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Gnome Press
- Date Published
- 1953
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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