New Maps of Hell
by Amis, Kingsley
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace, and Company, 1960. Review Copy. Hardcover. Octavo; VG/VG; blue spine, white/black text; jacket has age toning, chipping on the head and tail of spine, rubbing on the front and back, light staining on spine, staining on the back, unclipped, and has protective mylar cover; boards have light bumping on the head and tail of spine, age toning; textblock and interior pages have age toning; review copy; pp 161. 1290733. Full-priced Rockville.
Synopsis
New Maps of Hell is a series of lectures about critical literary analysis of science fiction, including it's history from rough beginnings as short stories in pulp magazines up to the mid-seventies. Includes many synopses, breaks down the "types" of science fiction, and provides a thoughtful introduction to an often scoffed at form of modern literature.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1290733
- Title
- New Maps of Hell
- Author
- Amis, Kingsley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Review Copy
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace, and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1960
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...