DRAGONFLIGHT
by McCaffrey, Anne
- Used
- Condition
- Some dings to rear cover, corners gently bumped, a near fine copy in a very good plus dust jacket with some age toning to spine
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Walker and Company, [1969]. First hardcover edition. Some dings to rear cover, corners gently bumped, a near fine copy in a very good plus dust jacket with some age toning to spine and edges, small crease to lower right front panel. (13646). Octavo, boards. First book in the "Pern" series. Combines the novellas "Weyr Search," Hugo winner (1968) and "Dragonrider," Nebula award winner 1968. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 4-289. Barron (ed.): Fantasy Literature 4A-179.
Synopsis
Dragonflight is the first book in the long-running Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey. The first segment of Dragonflight was a 1968 Hugo award–winning novella (called Weyr Search) prior to publication of the entire book. The second segment (called Dragonrider) received a Nebula Award in 1968.
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Details
- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13646
- Title
- DRAGONFLIGHT
- Author
- McCaffrey, Anne
- Book Condition
- Used - Some dings to rear cover, corners gently bumped, a near fine copy in a very good plus dust jacket with some age toning to spine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First hardcover edition
- Publisher
- Walker and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1969]
- Keywords
- Fantasy . SF Award
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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