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Star Maker (Second Printing, Red Cloth, 1938)
by Stapledon, Olaf
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Methuen (1938), 1937. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Red Cloth. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. 1/500 Copies Of This First Edition, First Impression, Second Issue, 1938 (After 2513 Copies Of The First Issue In Blue Cloth In 1937). Second Binding Of Red Cloth With Black Lettering On Spine, Copyright Page Indicating "Second And Cheaper Edition 1938", But A Well-Made Book, Satty And Smith A7.1.1.2. A Bright, Clean Example.
Synopsis
Star Maker is an influential science fiction novel by Olaf Stapledon, written in 1937.
Reviews
On Dec 6 2021, a reader said:
How does a man describe the surfaces of moons, and interstellar travel as if he had actually done it? The sheer intellect of Mr. Stapledon is daunting, his writing style effusive, and compelling. If you love science fiction, you cannot overlook Olaf Stapledon. A man whom influenced some of our Golden Age Giants. Starmaker is a psychedelic, Transcendant voyage of discovery through the cosmos that will whisk you away as if you were born to it.
The way that Shakespeare understood the human condition as if connected to several older minds, Mr. Stapledon describes things he could not possibly know, let alone imagine, and leads me to believe that he was similarly attuned to reality, and truth. Get the book, and read it as soon as possible!
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Details
- Bookseller
- Arroyo Seco Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 056894
- Title
- Star Maker (Second Printing, Red Cloth, 1938)
- Author
- Stapledon, Olaf
- Format/Binding
- Red Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 2nd Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Methuen (1938)
- Date Published
- 1937
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Science Fiction Twentieth Century Literature General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature: Science Fiction;
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About the Seller
Arroyo Seco Books
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Pasadena, California
About Arroyo Seco Books
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