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Cosmic Engineers; an Interplanetary Saga
by Simak, Clifford
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
New York, (1950): Gnome Press. First Edition. Octavo. 224 pages. After writing short stories in which this theme was a classic, this was Simak's first novel to expand the theme and become one of his most important early contributions. Bound in blue pictorial cloth lettered in yellow and with a rocket flying across the book, spine lettering yellow. A very nice near fine copy in unclipped pictorial dust jacket with thin wrinkle to upper edge of front panel and a few tiny spots of rubbing to edges.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 031015
- Title
- Cosmic Engineers; an Interplanetary Saga
- Author
- Simak, Clifford
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Gnome Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, (1950)
- Keywords
- Science Fiction
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Alcuin Books located in Old Town Scottsdale is a store with 15,000 serious books for the collector or scholar. We have ample parking in front of the store for those who wish to browse our holdings.
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