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BEYOND THE BLUE EVENT HORIZON.

by POHL**, FREDERIK:

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FINE./FINE.
ISBN 10
0575027940
ISBN 13
9780575027947
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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price- clip to dw/dj - absence of publisher's price - generally believed to be export copies,issued before UK trade issues.Bright crisp,clean,glossy,instantly recognisable yellow Gollancz dw/dj with black,grey and blue- green (title) letters to front,spine with faded(?) title letters,though author's name is in vibrant black letters,as opposed to grey for same on the front - so probably not sunned(?) at all?,rear panel plain yellow. Dw/dj with negligible shelf-wear,bumping.creasing - no nicks,tears or splits present, though some inevitable,but minimal,superficial scoring/ indents to both panels - without any penetration nor affecting boards beneath.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - would appear unread,apart from my own collation. Bright,crisp,clean and unblemished,sharp-cornered.publisher's original RAF blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-327pp [paginated] includes 17 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages and contents list/table and 2pp blanks at rear.
The sequel to 'Gateway' and the second of Frederik Pohl's 'Heechee' sequence of novels,in which the alien mysteries of the Heechee are slowly revealed.The prequel won the HUGO,NEBULA & John W. Campbell Memorial Awards.
Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!
** N.B. US customers please be aware: US standard AIR postage from UK to US can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving long before the quoted 42 days - but not always.

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Sequel to: Gateway. "A Tom Doherty Associates book."

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Bookseller
R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY. GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
rja928121
Title
BEYOND THE BLUE EVENT HORIZON.
Author
POHL**, FREDERIK:
Book Condition
Used - FINE.
Jacket Condition
FINE.
Quantity Available
1
Edition
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0575027940
ISBN 13
9780575027947
Publisher
LONDON.VICTOR GOLLANCZ,1980.
Place of Publication
London
This edition first published
1980
Keywords
q52.SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.ISBN 0575027940.HUGO_NEBULA_John W. Campbell Memorial award winner_sequel_GATEWAY.HEECHEE sequence_novels.Books new,used,signed,rare.
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