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CITIZEN OF THE GALAXY
by Heinlein, Robert A
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket, with a little rubbing to corners and mild age darkening to spine panel. (14036)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, [1957]. First edition. A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket, with a little rubbing to corners and mild age darkening to spine panel. (14036). Octavo, Illustration by Leonard Everett Fisher (jacket and title page), cloth. First serialized in Astounding magazine. "...Heinlein's knack for creating sociologically plausible cultures is well displayed." Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-85, 5-60. Survey of Science Fiction Literature I, pp. 363-68.
Synopsis
Citizen of the Galaxy is a science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, originally serialized in Astounding Science Fiction (September, October, November, December 1957) and published in hardcover in 1957 as one of the Heinlein juveniles by Scribner's. Influenced by Rudyard Kipling's Kim, the novel, like many of Heinlein's, may also have been influenced by the author's background in and nostalgia for the U.S. Navy.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14036
- Title
- CITIZEN OF THE GALAXY
- Author
- Heinlein, Robert A
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket, with a little rubbing to corners and mild age darkening to spine panel. (14036)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1957]
- Keywords
- SF . YA
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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- Octavo
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- First Edition
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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