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Omnibus of Science Fiction; 43 Foremost Stories
by Conklin, Groff
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine in Good dust jacket
- Seller
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York: Crown, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Good dust jacket. 22 x 15 cm. Octavo. 562pp. Dark red cloth in dust jacket. Original price of $3.50 present on front flap. Small inscription on front fixed endpaper. A bit of chipping and closed tears to the jacket. Great collection featuring many of the giants of classic science fiction & fantasy such as Isaac Asimov, Richard Matheson, H. P. Lovecraft, Ray Bradbury, Fredric Brown and more. Mostly reproduces stores from pulp magazines such as Amazing Stories.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Midway Used and Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 73469
- Title
- Omnibus of Science Fiction; 43 Foremost Stories
- Author
- Conklin, Groff
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Good dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Crown
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1952
Terms of Sale
Midway Used and Rare Books
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About the Seller
Midway Used and Rare Books
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St. Paul, Minnesota
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Pulp magazines
- Magazines published primarily in the 20th Century named for the cheaply produced wood pulp paper on which they were printed....
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