Children of the Atom
by Shiras, Wilmar H
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New in As New dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0974889504
- ISBN 13
- 9780974889504
- Seller
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Pueblo, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Mohegan Lake, NY: Red Jacket Press. As New in As New dust jacket. 2006. Hardcover. 0974889504 . Unopened in the publisher's shrinkwrap, which is slightly torn. Facsimile of the first edition, which was published by Gnome Press in 1953.; [216] pages .
Synopsis
Children of the Atom is a 1953 science fiction novel by Wilmar H. Shiras, which has been listed as one of "The Most Significant SF & Fantasy Books of the Last 50 Years, 1953-2002. " The book is a collection and expansion of three earlier stories, the most famous of which is the novella "In Hiding" from 1948, which appeared on several "Best SF" lists.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bungalow Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26911
- Title
- Children of the Atom
- Author
- Shiras, Wilmar H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- ISBN 10
- 0974889504
- ISBN 13
- 9780974889504
- Publisher
- Red Jacket Press
- Place of Publication
- Mohegan Lake, NY
- Date Published
- 2006
- Keywords
- 0974889504
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Bungalow Books, ABAA
Any item may be returned in original condition for any reason within a reasonable period and payment will be refunded.
About the Seller
Bungalow Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2009
Pueblo, Colorado
About Bungalow Books, ABAA
We are a family owned bookstore, with an emphasis on crime fiction, and signed books. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of American (ABAA), and the Rocky Mountain Antiquarian Booksellers Association (RMABA), and we exhibit regularly at book fairs.
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