ANATOMY OF WONDER: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, Third Edition.
by Barron, Neil (Introduction by Brian Aldiss.)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very near fine in glossy boards, no dj as issued.
- ISBN 10
- 0835223124
- ISBN 13
- 9780835223126
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About This Item
New York:: Bowker, , 1987.. Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in glossy boards, no dj as issued.. First printing of the 3rd edition, greatly expanded, revised and updated from the previous editions. A comprehensive and important work on science fiction: covers the emergence of sf (to 1920), between the wars (1918-1938), the early modern period (1938-1963), the modern period (1964-1986) by Brian Stapleford, children's and young adult sf, an extensive checklist on science fiction in languages other than English (numerous entries for German, French, Russian, Japanese, Italian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, Belgian, Romanian, and Yugoslav science fiction and foreign-language secondary material and a survey of Hebrew science fiction) as well as a core collection checklist, author, subject and title indexes, and much more. Introduction by Brian Aldiss. 874 pp.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11497
- Title
- ANATOMY OF WONDER: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, Third Edition.
- Author
- Barron, Neil (Introduction by Brian Aldiss.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover first edition -
- Book Condition
- Used - Very near fine in glossy boards, no dj as issued.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0835223124
- ISBN 13
- 9780835223126
- Publisher
- Bowker,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1987.
- Keywords
- reference, checklist, libraries
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction Criticism and Reference;
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