CLOAK OF AESIR
by Campbell, Jr., John W
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with some mild rubbing to extremities and the rear panel shows some mild dust soiling.
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: Shasta Publishers, 1952. First edition. A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with some mild rubbing to extremities and the rear panel shows some mild dust soiling. (16542). Octavo, cloth. Collection of stories first published in Astounding Science Fiction under the "Don A. Stuart pseudonym". "These short stories are much better than the author's novel-length space operas, and constitute a fascinating body of work." - Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 2-13. "The Machine" is an early AI story. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, Additions.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16542
- Title
- CLOAK OF AESIR
- Author
- Campbell, Jr., John W
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with some mild rubbing to extremities and the rear panel shows some mild dust soiling.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Shasta Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- SF . SC
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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- Fine
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