The Amphibian
by Belayev, Alexander; translated by L. Kolesnikov [Beliaev, Belyaev]
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Moscow: Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1960. Soviet science fiction classic, about a surgically-altered youth in Argentina with superhuman diving ability; filmed in the USSR in 1962. Belyaev (his name does not transliterate exactly into English) is considered by many to be the Jules Verne of Russian literature. Very stylish endsheets; small drawings probably by N. Grishin, noted as the "designer". Small hardcover in jacket, as pictured. Undated, but with no mention of the 1962 movie, filmed in 1961; originally published in Russian in 1928. Light wear to book, minor bumping to corners; jacket with several tears & large chips, scuffs. Text clean; [285], [3] pages. . First Edition in English. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by N. Grishin (?). 4¾" by 6¾".
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- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- v0363
- Title
- The Amphibian
- Author
- Belayev, Alexander; translated by L. Kolesnikov [Beliaev, Belyaev]
- Illustrator
- N. Grishin (?)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition in English
- Publisher
- Foreign Languages Publishing House
- Place of Publication
- Moscow
- Date Published
- 1960
- Size
- 4¾" by 6¾&quo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Science Fiction, Maritime Fiction, South America, Adventure, BIBLIO-LIVE-2
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Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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Beloit, Wisconsin
About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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