This Second Earth
by Bowers, R L
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Johannesburg, South Africa
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About This Item
Cobra Books, John Spencer & Co (Publishers) Ltd, London, 1957. First Edition. Softcover. Good/No Jacket. 158 pages (complete). A carelessly stored but still eager copy. "This Second Earth" - a post atomic-bomb apocalyptic novel (published during the height of nuclear bomb paranoia) - was the only sf title published under the Cobra imprint. Bowers was a pseudonym for the prolific John Glasby who supplied many of the sf titles for John Stevens' various fiction imprints (primarily Badger). The covers and spine have wear, creases, marks, scuffing. The back cover has a surface scar. The covers and spine are secure and sure. Within, the early pages have damp storage tide-marks. The contents are waved from storage conditions. However, the pages are also clean, clear, convivial, companionable, ready. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Chapter 1 Books (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23rq
- Title
- This Second Earth
- Author
- Bowers, R L
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Cobra Books, John Spencer & Co (Publishers) Ltd, London
- Date Published
- 1957
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction;
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About the Seller
Chapter 1 Books
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Johannesburg
About Chapter 1 Books
Chapter 1 trades out of three premises that are all in the Johannesburg area. Our emphasis is on providing quality books at highly competitive prices. A large (and continuously growing) selection of our books are listed on various websites on the internet. We specialise in Modern First Editions, Rhodesiana, Africana and other rare and out of print books.
Glossary
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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...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...