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AGAINST THE FALL OF NIGHT
by Clarke, Arthur C
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Some tanning to end papers, some rubs to lower board edges, a nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with a 23 mm closed
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
[New York]: Gnome Press, Inc., [1953]. First edition. Some tanning to end papers, some rubs to lower board edges, a nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with a 23 mm closed tear to the upper front panel and some very mild shelf wear. (28451). Octavo, boards. Inscribed and signed by Clarke on the front free endpaper. Expanded and rewritten as THE CITY AND THE STARS (1956). This earlier version utilizing the archetypal youth's quest and coming of age theme, a theme lost in the revised version, is still preferred by many readers. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-245. Survey of Science Fiction Literature I, pp. 374-77.
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
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28451
- Title
- AGAINST THE FALL OF NIGHT
- Author
- Clarke, Arthur C
- Book Condition
- Used - Some tanning to end papers, some rubs to lower board edges, a nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with a 23 mm closed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Gnome Press, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- [New York]
- Date Published
- [1953]
- Keywords
- SF . Signed
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John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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