DAVY
by Pangborn, Edgar
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a very good dust jacket with a small closed tear to the upper right front panel and some mild wear to edges with
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: St. Martin's Press, [1964]. First edition. A fine copy in a very good dust jacket with a small closed tear to the upper right front panel and some mild wear to edges with a few tiny nicks, moderate dust soiling to the white jacket. (23120). Octavo, cloth backed boards. A picaresque novel set several centuries after a nuclear holocaust. "In the fourth century 'after the Deluge' a medieval world, dominated by the Holy Marcan Church, consists partly of feudal kingdoms, partly of Athenian city-states," - Gerber, Utopian Fantasy (1973), p. 161. "... a stylish and amusing narrative [that] gained a good deal of praise on first publication." - Pringle. The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), 89. 1964 Nebula and 1965 Hugo nominee. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-841. Survey of Science Fiction Literature I, pp. 493-96.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23120
- Title
- DAVY
- Author
- Pangborn, Edgar
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a very good dust jacket with a small closed tear to the upper right front panel and some mild wear to edges with
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1964]
- Keywords
- SF
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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