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Islands in the Sky
de Clarke, Arthur C
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Orig. black cloth. backstrip lettered in orange. Near fine in illustrated dust wrapper
- Librería
-
ardsley, New York, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Philadelphia & Toronto: John C. Winston Company, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. black cloth. backstrip lettered in orange. Near fine in illustrated dust wrapper. 209 pages. 21.5 x 15 cm. An early work directed by Clarke and the publisher for a juvenile audience. The novel's theme -- As a prize for winning a TV quiz show the protagonist is sent to an orbiting space station. He encounters adventures involving space pirates and a runaway rocket ship. It was considered a routine adventure story, but the technology necessary for space travel was called "exceptional." See: [BARRON, ANATOMY OF WONDER 5-23]. CURRY p.114. Price clipped dust wrapper, decorated endpapers, chipping to head and foot of dust wrapper.
Sinopsis
Islands in the Sky is a science fiction novel written by Arthur C. Clarke, and published in 1952. It is one of his earliest and lesser known works. The book tells the story of Roy Malcolm, a young space enthusiast who wins a trip to the Inner Space Station by way of his knowledge of aviation on a game show. Once aboard, Roy learns the effects of zero-G with delight, and joins the mishaps and adventures of the young crew of the station.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Royoung bookseller, Inc.
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 23587
- Título
- Islands in the Sky
- Autor
- Clarke, Arthur C
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Orig. black cloth. backstrip lettered in orange. Near fine in illustrated dust wrapper
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Editorial
- John C. Winston Company
- Lugar de publicación
- Philadelphia & Toronto
- Fecha de publicación
- 1952
- Palabras clave
- Science Fiction
Términos de venta
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Sobre el vendedor
Royoung bookseller, Inc.
Miembro de Biblio desde 2008
ardsley, New York
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Price Clipped
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- Cloth
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
