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The Glory That Was
by de Camp, L. Sprague
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Woodstock, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Avalon Books, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Signed by de Camp on the title page. Near Fine in an about Near Fine jacket, clipped, faintly rubbed and soiled, a bump at the top edge of the back panel. Yellow cloth, a bump at the bottom edge, with black ink lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. de Camp's historical time travel adventure about an editor-turned-adventurer who travels back in time to save abductees from an ancient Greek force wall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10255
- Title
- The Glory That Was
- Author
- de Camp, L. Sprague
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Avalon Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1960
- Keywords
- Science Fiction, Sci-fi, Weird Tales, Short Stories, Golden Age SF, Astounding Science Fiction, Historical Fiction
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
About Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Title Page
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