Man and Power: The Story of Power from the Pyramids to the Atomic Age [Signed]
by L. Sprague de Camp
- Used
- very good
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Golden Press, 1961. Very Good. New York: Golden Press, 1961. First Edition. Signed by the author without inscription on full title. Quarto (11.25" x 8.25"); 189pp. Color illustrations throughout. Illustrated boards. Covers bumped at corners and spine ends, with some general light smudging and scuffing to surface. Light bump at top corner of pages throughout most of textblock. Opens easily between a few gatherings, but binding is holding soundly. Pages unmarked.
De Camp's sweeping history of power, from man and animal power to nuclear and future power.
De Camp's sweeping history of power, from man and animal power to nuclear and future power.
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- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9893
- Title
- Man and Power: The Story of Power from the Pyramids to the Atomic Age [Signed]
- Author
- L. Sprague de Camp
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Golden Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1961
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Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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