The Fountains of Paradise.
by CLARKE**, ARTHUR C:
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- VG+./No dw/dj,p/back as issued.
- ISBN 10
- 0330259849
- ISBN 13
- 9780330259842
- Seller
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About This Item
UK,12mo p/back,1st edn.[Originally,first published,UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, 1st edn by Gollancz (London),1979.When this p/back issue/edn was published it was NOT FOR SALE in Canada.] VG+.No owner inscrptn and no price removal from cover.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,wrap-around cover art by Chris Moore,illustrated covers with pale blue+white lettering to front,white lettered spine which has NO reading creases,rear cover with orange+white lettered story preamble and some critics' reviews; with moderate shelf-wear and minimal creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top edge more aged/toned that the others but some minimal spottiing to all; contents bright, tight,clean, solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - unread,apart from my own collation.UK,12mo p/back,1st edn,1-252pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-5 of story,an afterword and sources and acknowledgements; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication with epigrams (2) to its reverse, contents list/table,a foreword; last page and a half of novel also unpaginated and following them, 5pp publisher's advert.
THE YEAR: 2142 A.D. THE PLACE: Tapobane,a tropical island paradise THE PROJECT: A giant space elevator to transport men and materials to a point outside the earth's atmosphere . . . THE MAN: Ace engineer vannevar Morgan THE PROBLEM: Only suitable site is a sacred mountain jealously guarded by monks. . . .
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Synopsis
The Fountains of Paradise is a Hugo and Nebula Award winning 1979 novel by Arthur C. Clarke. Set in the 22nd century, it describes the construction of a space elevator. This "orbital tower" is a giant structure rising from the ground and linking with a satellite in geostationary at the height of approximately 36,000 kilometers (approx. 22,300 miles). Such a structure would be used to raise payloads to orbit without having to use rockets, making it much more cost-effective.
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- Bookseller
- R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY. (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- rja925721
- Title
- The Fountains of Paradise.
- Author
- CLARKE**, ARTHUR C:
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+.
- Jacket Condition
- No dw/dj,p/back as issued.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- UK,12mo p/back,1st edn.
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0330259849
- ISBN 13
- 9780330259842
- Publisher
- LONDON.PAN BOOKS LIMITED,1980.
- Place of Publication
- London
- This edition first published
- 1980
- Keywords
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