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PODKAYNE OF MARS: HER LIFE AND TIMES
by Heinlein, Robert A
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in an about fine dust jacket, touch of rubbing to corners and spine ends, small rub mark at upper front panel/spine
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, [1963]. First edition. A fine copy in an about fine dust jacket, touch of rubbing to corners and spine ends, small rub mark at upper front panel/spine fold, some mild age toning to rear panel. An attractive copy. (11831). Octavo, jacket art by Irv Doktor, cloth. The author's last juvenile novel.
Synopsis
Podkayne of Mars is a science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, originally serialised in Worlds of If (November 1962, January, March 1963), and published in hardcover in 1963. The novel is about a teenage girl named Podkayne "Poddy" Fries and her younger, asocial genius brother, Clark, who leave their home on Mars to take a trip on a spaceliner to visit Earth, accompanied by their uncle.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11831
- Title
- PODKAYNE OF MARS: HER LIFE AND TIMES
- Author
- Heinlein, Robert A
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in an about fine dust jacket, touch of rubbing to corners and spine ends, small rub mark at upper front panel/spine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1963]
- Keywords
- SF . YA
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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