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Conditionally Human
de Walter M. Miller
- Usado
- Bueno
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Bueno/Near Fine
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1963 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 7.5" by 5". None. The first UK edition of this collection of three science-fiction novels by American author Walter M. Miller, in the original, unclipped Gollancz dust wrapper. First UK and first hardcover edition. First published in paperback form in the US in 1962. With the original, unclipped Gollancz dust wrapper. This work is comprised of three science-fiction short novels, including the Hugo award winner 'The Darfsteller', in which "a computer-like machine that controls a theater of life-sized mannequins has displaced human actors.", John Clute in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. Winning the Hugo for best novelette in 1955, this collection marks the first appearance of this story. Also included are 'Dark Benediction' and 'Conditionally Human', the latter presenting genetic engineering being exploited in an authoritarian dystopia, creating "beings on the border between animal and human.", Lyman Tower Sargent in 'British and American Utopian Literature', 1516-1985, p. 244.With the ink inscription of H. W. Finnegan Jennings, the previous owner of Apollo Magazine, a monthly periodical surrounding the visual arts. Bound in the publisher's original cloth, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, lovely, with light shelf wear and a little bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Ink inscription and stamp to front endpaper. Dust wrapper is excellent, with light edge wear and some sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 908Q8
- Título
- Conditionally Human
- Autor
- Walter M. Miller
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Bueno
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Near Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Victor Gollancz Ltd
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1963
- Tamaño
- 7.5" by 5"
- Palabras clave
- Walter M. Miller Conditionally Human science-fiction The Darfsteller Conditionally Human Gollancz
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Rooke Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
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Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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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....
- Cloth
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- 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...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
