CHILDREN OF THE ATOM
by Shiras, Wilmar
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Some foxing to top page edges, some offsetting to end papers, a nearly fine c copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with a touch of
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
[New York]: Gnome Press, Inc., [1953]. First edition. Some foxing to top page edges, some offsetting to end papers, a nearly fine c copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with a touch of wear to extremities and some foxing to flap edges. (28034). Octavo, cloth. Based on a series of stories published in ASTOUNDING about child supermen in hiding. On the Science Fiction Book Club's list of "The Most Significant SF & Fantasy Books of the Last 50 Years, 1953-2002." Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1008. Survey of Science Fiction Literature I, pp. 349-53.
Synopsis
Children of the Atom is a 1953 science fiction novel by Wilmar H. Shiras, which has been listed as one of "The Most Significant SF & Fantasy Books of the Last 50 Years, 1953-2002. " The book is a collection and expansion of three earlier stories, the most famous of which is the novella "In Hiding" from 1948, which appeared on several "Best SF" lists.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28034
- Title
- CHILDREN OF THE ATOM
- Author
- Shiras, Wilmar
- Book Condition
- Used - Some foxing to top page edges, some offsetting to end papers, a nearly fine c copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with a touch of
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Gnome Press, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- [New York]
- Date Published
- [1953]
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- SF
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
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