Beyond This Horizon
by Heinlein, Robert A
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good
- Seller
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Madison, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Reading, Pa.: Fantasy Press, 1948. 242 pp. Red boards with gold lettering ont he spine only. Slight rubbing and wear to the boards and fading on spine particularly. Outside edges of pages show some foxing. Endpapers are slightly toned. Interior is clean and unmarked; the binding is square and tight. Unclipped, pictorial dust jacket is mylar-covered. Top of spine is slightly torn, but does not affect readability. A gift-worthy edition from a beloved science fiction author.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Illus. by Robert Breck. Octavo.
Synopsis
Beyond This Horizon is a science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein. It was originally published as a two-part serial in Astounding Science Fiction (April, May 1942, as by Anson MacDonald) and then eventually as a single volume by Fantasy Press in 1948.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 032809
- Title
- Beyond This Horizon
- Author
- Heinlein, Robert A
- Illustrator
- Robert Breck
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Fantasy Press
- Place of Publication
- Reading, Pa.
- Date Published
- 1948
- Size
- Octavo
- Keywords
- Science Fiction, Heinlein Andrew
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- Jacket
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
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- Rubbing
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
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