AGAINST THE FALL OF NIGHT
by Arthur C. Clarke
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Los Angeles , California, United States
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About This Item
[ARTHUR C. CLARKE]. AGAINST THE FALL OF NIGHT. Perma Star, New York, 1954. First Edition, First printing. True first edition paperback Perma Star #310 with the original 25 cent price on the cover. Condition: VG+. Appears unread, rubbing to spine edges, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. First appearance in 1948 in the pulp magazine Startling Stories. Cover art by Richard Powers. Classic Golden Age science fiction novel from a major author, collectible. 160 pgs. 16mo.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Astro Trader Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1000-738
- Title
- AGAINST THE FALL OF NIGHT
- Author
- Arthur C. Clarke
- Illustrator
- Arthur C. Clarke, Richard Powers
- Format/Binding
- Softcover / Wraps
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Perma Star
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1954
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Richard Powers
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction;
- Size
- 16mo
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- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.