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SECOND STAGE LENSMEN
by Smith, Edward E
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with two tiny tears at the head of the spine panel. (30374)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Reading: Fantasy Press, [1953]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with two tiny tears at the head of the spine panel. (30374). Octavo, illustration by Ric Binkley, cloth. One of 500 numbered copies signed by Smith. This is copy #29 inscribed to Frank Gianonatti. Fifth book in the Lensman series. Space opera in the grand tradition, first publishing in Astounding Science Fiction magazine (1942). Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-167.
Synopsis
Second Stage Lensmen is a science fiction novel by author Edward E. Smith, Ph.D.. It was first published in book form in 1953 by Fantasy Press in an edition of 4,934 copies. The novel was originally serialized in the magazine Astounding beginning in 1941. Second Stage Lensmen is the fifth volume in the Lensman series, and the last to feature Kimball Kinnison as the most powerful Lensman in the service of the Galactic Patrol.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30374
- Title
- SECOND STAGE LENSMEN
- Author
- Smith, Edward E
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with two tiny tears at the head of the spine panel. (30374)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Fantasy Press
- Place of Publication
- Reading
- Date Published
- [1953]
- Keywords
- SF . Signed
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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