Hardcover with dust jacket, published by Del Ray, 1986. This is the Book Club edition. The story of the the planet Thalassa, inhabited by refugees from the Earth, fleeing as the Sun was about to go supernova. A huge spacecraft of one million hibernating refugees from Earth arrives, do they intend to stay on Thalassa? Cover art by Anthony Russo. Dark blue boards with the author name and title imprinted on the spine. 241 pages, rough edged text block. No former ownership marks, no writing on the text pages. Top edge of the text block has a few dots of age foxing. Jacket has just a small scratch mark on the left side near the spine and a small ink smudge mark on the back panel. Jacket has been protected with a clear, removable cover. Boards are flat, the corners are not bumped or creased. Not a library discard. Attached photo is of the copy we have in our inventory.

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The Songs of Distant Earth is the common title of several science fiction works by Arthur C. Clarke, including a science fiction short story, a short movie synopsis, and a 1986 science fiction novel that all bear the same title. This article deals with the novel.

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Bookseller: Hopkins Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 21-770
Title: The Songs of Distant Earth
Author: Arthur C. Clarke
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+
Jacket Condition: Very Good+
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0345332199
ISBN 13: 9780345332196
Publisher: Ballantine Del Rey
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1986
Bookseller catalogs: Science Fiction;

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We're a small, independent, family run book seller specializing in current fiction and non-fiction, with an emphasis on Art, Art History, History, Memoirs, Travel Memoirs, Signed First Editions, and Literature in Translation.Do you have any questions about our books ? Let us know, we'd love to hear from you! Do you want to see a photo of a book before you order it ? We try to post as many photos as possbiel, but sometimes there will be a item in inventory that does not show a photo here. So feel free to ask for photos, we don't mind at all. We package all of our orders carefully either in a box that has been designed to ship books, or in a padded envelope. We want to make sure you receive your order in the best possible condition!Our preferred shipping method is USPS Media Mail. Recently, the USPS has added tracking to Media Mail , which has been a great addition to this service.If you do choose to have your order shipped "Expedited", my shipping cost may seem higher than expected. Some of our books are large format hardcovers that can cost quite a bit when shipped expedited. So I would like to make sure that I can cover the cost upfront. However, if the actual cost of expedited shipping is less than the charge, I will refund the difference!

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Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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....
Book Club Edition: A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...