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The Dreaming Jewels
by Theodore Sturgeon
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Near Fine
- Seller
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Warwick, New York, United States
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About This Item
Greenberg, New York, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Near Fine. THEODORE STURGEON. The Dreaming Jewels, New York: Greenberg, 1950. Octavo, first edition, pp. 217, blue cloth boards with stamped lettering to spine, former owner's name stamped on free front endpaper and title page. Anatomy of Wonder II 1098: "Sturgeon's first novel was expanded from its magazine format and may have been influenced by Hubbard's introduction of Dianetics." Condition of this book: Color flaking from jacket, short tear in bottom rear panel. Age toning to endpapers. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; United States; Fiction. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54023. .
Synopsis
Theodore Sturgeon died in 1985.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rarities etc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54023
- Title
- The Dreaming Jewels
- Author
- Theodore Sturgeon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Greenberg
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- BZDB17 Science Fiction & Fantasy; United States; Fiction. Theodore Sturgeon The Dreaming Jewels
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Biblio member since 2007
Warwick, New York
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Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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