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BIG PLANET [SIGNED]

BIG PLANET [SIGNED]

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BIG PLANET [SIGNED]

by Vance, Jack

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About This Item

New York: Avalon Books, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover Octavo; VG/VG; Maroon spine, white text; Author signature on first and second title pages; DJ is intact under protective archival cover, shows rubbing on corners, head and tail of spine and some edges, otherwise general shelf wear, price clipped; Text block is age toned, some light spotting on head edge, otherwise clean, text legible, pages durable; pp 223. Shelve Case 8 -- Dupont. LP Consignment. 1283190. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Synopsis

Big Planet is the first of two stand-alone science fiction novels by Jack Vance (the other being Showboat World) which share the same setting: an immense, but metal-poor and backward world called Big Planet. Big Planet was serialized in 1952 in Startling Stories, then cut and reissued in 1957 by Avalon Books It was later issued as part of Ace double novel D-295, paired with Vance's Slaves of the Klau. It was further cut in 1958. The text was restored in 1978.

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Bookseller
Second Story Books, ABAA US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
1283190
Title
BIG PLANET [SIGNED]
Author
Vance, Jack
Book Condition
Used
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Avalon Books
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1957

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Glossary

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Rubbing
Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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....
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...
Tail
The heel of the spine.
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...
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...
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....

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