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The Wheels of If and Other Science-Fiction
by de Camp, L. Sprague
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Woodstock, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: Shasta Publishers, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The personal copy of science fiction author Chad Oliver with his stamp on the front endpaper, additionally signed by de Camp on the front endpaper. Near Fine in a Very Good jacket designed by Hannes Bok, unclipped ($3.00), toned at the edges, some chips at the head and foot of the spine. Orange buckram, faintly rubbed, with black ink lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, a few stains at the top edge, clean internally. A collection of de Camp's stories, praised by P. Schyuler Miller as representing "de Campian whimsy and reverse plot-twists.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8989
- Title
- The Wheels of If and Other Science-Fiction
- Author
- de Camp, L. Sprague
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Shasta Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1948
- Keywords
- Science Fiction, Sci-fi, Weird Tales, Short Stories, Golden Age SF, Astounding Science Fiction
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
About Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Buckram
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
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