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Without Sorcery
by Sturgeon, Theodore (Introduction By Ray Bradbury)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine Book/Very Good Dustjacket
- Seller
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Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
Prime Press, 1948. First Edition . Black Cloth. Near Fine Book/Very Good Dustjacket. L. Robert Tschirky Dustjacket. 355 Pp. Black Cloth, Gilt. A Bright Clean Example, Spine Gilt Is Brilliant, With Sturgeon's Signature On The Half Title, Touch Of Wear At Corners And A Few Small Areas Along Bottom Of Covers. Dust Jacket With A Little Wear And Minute Loss At Corners, Light Fading To Purple Background Of Spine Panel. And Small Handwritten Annotations [Mostly "No", Two Others "Ht-G" And "Ht-F"] To Left Of Each Title Listed On Rear Panel. Signed By Sturgeon.
Synopsis
Without Sorcery is a collection of science fiction and fantasy short stories by author Theodore Sturgeon. The collection was first published in 1948 by Prime Press in an edition of 2,862 copies of which 80 were specially bound, slipcased and signed by the author and artist. The stories first appeared in the magazines Astounding and Unknown.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Arroyo Seco Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018537
- Title
- Without Sorcery
- Author
- Sturgeon, Theodore (Introduction By Ray Bradbury)
- Illustrator
- L. Robert Tschirky Dustjacket
- Format/Binding
- Black Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine Book
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Dustjacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Prime Press
- Date Published
- 1948
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 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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- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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