![No image available](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/i/en20/no-book-image.png)
![No image available](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/i/en20/no-book-image.png)
Tunnel in The Sky
by Heinlein, Robert
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good-
- Seller
-
Madison, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1955. 273pp.Stated First Edtion Pictorial clay cloth. Deep purple astral design endpapers. Stated First Edition. Lower corner stains on the preliminary pages, light toning, otherwise a near fine copy. .Unclipped brown pictorial jacket (by P.A. Hutchinson) has 2" vertical slit on the rear foldover with a light stain on the bottom of the spine, mostly visible on the inner side. in mylar sleeve. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good-. Octavo.
Synopsis
Tunnel in the Sky is a science fiction book written by Robert A. Heinlein and published in 1955 by Scribner's as one of the Heinlein juveniles. The story describes a group of students sent on a survival test to an uninhabited planet. The themes of the work include the difficulties of growing up and the nature of man as a social animal.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 032945
- Title
- Tunnel in The Sky
- Author
- Heinlein, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1955
- Size
- Octavo
- Keywords
- Science Fiction, 2023Cat2 Bookfair23
Terms of Sale
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
All sales are net. Prepayment is required. Postage in USA: items will be sent Media Mail Rate ($4) unless Priority Mail is requested ($6-$8). Postage for unusually heavy or valuable books may be more. Please contact us for international rates. Books may be returned within 10 days of receipt. Credit cards accepted: VISA, MC, AMEX, Discover.
About the Seller
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
Biblio member since 2005
Madison, New Jersey
About The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
The Chatham Bookseller began in 1968, and, in 1970, opened a store at its present location in Madison, NJ. The store contains over 10,000 books in over 80 different subjects, and favors good used books and good literature (both hardcover and paperback) over popular books and bestsellers. Our Internet business began in 2001. Upon visiting the store, we can show and sell individual online titles upon request. Store hours are 10:00-5:30 (Tues.-Sat.) and 11:00-4:00 (Sun.). The business is run by Richard Chalfin.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....