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Methuselah's Children
by Heinlein, Robert A. (Author)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Richland, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Hicksville, New York: Gnome Press, Inc., 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Used Book: Hard Cover Later state red boards with black print and later state dust jacket with only the state listed for the address of the publisher. The text block is crisp and clean with the standard toning throughout for this edition. The dust jacket is unclipped and has
Synopsis
Methuselah's Children is a science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, originally serialized in Astounding Science Fiction in the July, August, and September 1941 issues. It was expanded into a full-length novel in 1958. The novel is usually considered to be part of Heinlein's "Future History" series of stories. It introduces the Howard Families, a fictional group of people who achieved long lifespans through selective breeding.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Adventures Underground
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 861610
- Title
- Methuselah's Children
- Author
- Heinlein, Robert A. (Author)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Gnome Press, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Hicksville, New York
- Date Published
- 1941
- Keywords
- Science Fiction / Fantasy, Collectible Sci-Fi / Fantasy, Sci-Fi / Fantasy Classics, Locked Case: Science Fiction
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- Text Block
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- Jacket
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- New
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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...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Later State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from a later run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some part...
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