Blackie and Son Ltd, London, No date. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. foreword by author. Black-and-white illustrated frontispiece, by Drake Brookshaw. Book Prize Plate dated 1962 has been affixed to the front paste down. Foxing and darkening to the edges of the text block, minor rubbing of the edges of the dust jacket . Illustrated dustwrapper. Juvenile space-adventure novel written by a scientist. "His heroes are three boys who, because of their curiosity, find themselves aboard the Wonder Machine, adrift in the stratosphere and in touch with Mars." -- from the front fold over blurb. Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. 224 pages,. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Fiction -- Adolescent; Inventory No: 0104941. .

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0104941
Title: Adrift in the Stratosphere
Author: Low, Professor A. M
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Edition Unstated
Publisher: Blackie and Son Ltd
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: No date
Keywords: BZDB2 Science Fiction -- Juvenile Reading -- 1950s Science Fiction & Fantasy; Fiction -- Adolescent; Unbranded Low, Professor A. M. Adrift in the Stratosphere
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction -- Adolescent;

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Syber's Books ABN 40533682787

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About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787

General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online

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Blurb: The blurb refers to the commentary that appears on the dust jacket flaps or the rear of the dustjacket. In the case of a...
Dustwrapper: Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
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....
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...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.