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Slan (Signed)
by Van Vogt, A. E
- Used
- very good
- hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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N Scituate, Rhode Island
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About This Item
Easton Press. Very Good. Easton Press; Norwalk, 1994. Deluxe Leather Edition. Very Good copy. Signed by author directly on signature page. Gilt embossed full leather binding is nice with sharp corners and only slight blemishing to gilding/few faint spots of white paint bottom board edge. Slight to moderate foxing to first/last couple pages only/spotting to gilt page edges/Easton Press issued bookplate filled in and affixed to pre-lim page else unmarked - Bound in Fine Genuine Leather - 22kt gold-stamped spine accents - Distinctive raised spine hubs, - Intricate gilt stamped cover designs, - Specially milled acid-neutral paper, - Smyth-sewn pages, - Gilded page edges, - Permanent satin ribbon page-marker. Book appears unread, tight binding, light scattered foxing to text block edges, very light rub/handling marks to board edges, 216pp. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
Synopsis
Slan is a science fiction novel written by A. E. van Vogt, as well as the name of the fictional race of superbeings featured in the novel. The novel was originally serialized in the magazine Astounding Science Fiction (September - December 1940). It was subsequently published in hardcover in 1946 by Arkham House, in an edition of 4,051 copies. Lydia van Vogt, A. E. van Vogt's widow, and Kevin J. Anderson wrote a sequel to Slan, titled Slan Hunter, based on an unfinished draft by van Vogt.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mark Lavendier, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller Inventory #
- SKU1022554
- Title
- Slan (Signed)
- Author
- Van Vogt, A. E
- Book condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Easton Press
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Mark Lavendier, Bookseller
Biblio.com member since: 2008
N Scituate, Rhode Island
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Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
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- gilt
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- 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....[more]
- tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- bookplate
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- fine
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