Childhood's End
by Science Fiction - Clarke, Arthur C
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/very good
- Seller
-
Avon, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Ballantine Books, 1953. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/very good. First edition of one of Clarke's best known works. A Pringle 100 selection. Presaging themes the author would explore in greater detail in 2001 A Space Odyssey. Red cloth binding is lightly shelfworn with minor wear to base of spine. Pages are clean and unmarked. The price-intact ($2.00) dustwrapper shows some typical light fade to spine colors and has one small circular chip at spine crown (not affecting any text). Verso of jacket shows some areas of soiling that can faintly be seen at rear panel. Overall, a handsome copy of one of the truly great science fiction novels from the golden age.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Derringer Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21913
- Title
- Childhood's End
- Author
- Science Fiction - Clarke, Arthur C
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- Science Fiction
Terms of Sale
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All books returnable for full refund within two weeks of delivery.
About the Seller
Derringer Books
Biblio member since 2005
Avon, Connecticut
About Derringer Books
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- Dustwrapper
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.