Click for full-size.
FAR STARS
by Russell, Eric Frank
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Small bookstore sticker on front pastedown, else near fine in near fine unclipped dj. A sharp copy.
- Seller
-
Derry, New Hampshire, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Dennis Dobson, 1961. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Small bookstore sticker on front pastedown, else near fine in near fine unclipped dj. A sharp copy.. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Collection of six stories, all previously published in the science fiction magazines in the fifties. First state dust jacket with "13s 6d net" price on front flap and GREAT WORLD MYSTERIES advertised on rear panel. 8vo blue paper covered boards, with gilt lettering on spine. PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Bert Babcock - Bookseller, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50932
- Title
- FAR STARS
- Author
- Russell, Eric Frank
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Small bookstore sticker on front pastedown, else near fine in near fine unclipped dj. A sharp copy.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition / First Printing
- Publisher
- Dennis Dobson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- scifi, mmb
Terms of Sale
Bert Babcock - Bookseller, LLC
Please note that all items are offered subject to prior sale. All our books are FIRST EDITIONS and FIRST PRINTINGS unless noted otherwise. All dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers. All books are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 10 days of receipt for a full refund.
About the Seller
Bert Babcock - Bookseller, LLC
Biblio member since 2005
Derry, New Hampshire
About Bert Babcock - Bookseller, LLC
Modern first editions - mainly American and English - many of the books being signed; poetry, poetry broadsides, and press books. Most of our holdings are modern and fairly contemporary, and feature both mainstream and genre fiction (e.g. contemporary literature, detective & science fiction), with emphasis on notable writers and literary prize-winners in both prose and poetry.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- 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....
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
Uncommonly Good Books Sold in 2019
Read about some of the most interesting books and ephemera that were sold through Biblio in 2019 and browse the gallery of highlights.
What is a first edition?
Even if you’re only peripherally aware of book collecting, you’ve doubtless heard the term, first edition, bandied about but you may still be in the dark as to what makes them such a big deal. Learn about first editions and why collectors value them here.
