THE BIG TIME
by Leiber, Fritz, Illustrated by Charles Lang
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Fine/No Jacket As Published
- Seller
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COSTA MESA, California, United States
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About This Item
Norwalk, Conn.: The Easton Press,, 1961. Previous owners bookplate on front pastedown.. Collector's Edition. Full-Leather, Gilt Edged Pages. Very Fine/No Jacket As Published. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.
Synopsis
The Big Time (1957) is a short science fiction novel by Fritz Leiber. It won the Hugo Award in 1958. The Big Time is a vast, cosmic back story, hidden behind a claustrophobic front story with only a few characters. The storyline involves two factions which both have time travel who are at war with each other. Their method of battle involves changing the outcome of events throughout history. The two sides are nicknamed the Spiders and the Snakes.
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Details
- Bookseller
- HERB RIESSEN-RARE BOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3615
- Title
- THE BIG TIME
- Author
- Leiber, Fritz, Illustrated by Charles Lang
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket As Published
- Edition
- Collector's Edition
- Publisher
- The Easton Press,
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, Conn.
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- CHARLES LANG SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
HERB RIESSEN-RARE BOOKS
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About HERB RIESSEN-RARE BOOKS
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