All the Traps of Earth and Other Stories
by Simak, Clifford, D
- Used
- near fine
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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DeLand, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday, 1962. Book Club Edition. Near Fine in a Very Good Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Very Good.
No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling; Bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Dust jacket with a touch of wear on the top spine tip, rear panel is toned with some soiling. [BCE]. This is a collection of 9 stories, novellas, and "novellettes" from the 1950s and '60s by the brilliant sci-fi writer Clifford D. Simak. These stories are original and surprising, and they wear their age pretty well. [GR]
He was honored by fans with three Hugo awards and by colleagues with one Nebula award and was named the third Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) in 1977. [Wiki]
This collection contains some of his earlier stories: All the Traps of Earth (1960) novelette; Good Night, Mr James (1951) novelette; Drop Dead (1956) novelette; No Life of Their Own (1959) novella; The Sitters (1958) novelette Crying Jag (1960) novelette; Installment Plan (1959) novelette; Condition of Employment (1960) story; Project Mastodon (1955) novelette.
No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling; Bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Dust jacket with a touch of wear on the top spine tip, rear panel is toned with some soiling. [BCE]. This is a collection of 9 stories, novellas, and "novellettes" from the 1950s and '60s by the brilliant sci-fi writer Clifford D. Simak. These stories are original and surprising, and they wear their age pretty well. [GR]
He was honored by fans with three Hugo awards and by colleagues with one Nebula award and was named the third Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) in 1977. [Wiki]
This collection contains some of his earlier stories: All the Traps of Earth (1960) novelette; Good Night, Mr James (1951) novelette; Drop Dead (1956) novelette; No Life of Their Own (1959) novella; The Sitters (1958) novelette Crying Jag (1960) novelette; Installment Plan (1959) novelette; Condition of Employment (1960) story; Project Mastodon (1955) novelette.
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- Bookseller
- Blind Horse Books [ABAA - FABA] (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013069
- Title
- All the Traps of Earth and Other Stories
- Author
- Simak, Clifford, D
- Format/Binding
- Near Fine in a Very Good Dust Jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1962
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Science Fiction; Anthology, SHort Stories
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