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HELLSTROM'S HIVE
by Herbert, Frank
- Used
- Signed
- Condition
- Cheap text paper aged darkened, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (30427)
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
[London]: New English Library, [1974]. First British edition. Cheap text paper aged darkened, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (30427). Octavo, boards. Inscribed and signed by Herbert on the title page. "A scientist runs an underground project which is designed to further the next stage in human evolution. This is a powerful story which investigates the psychology of "hive" behavior in human beings (analogous to the societies of insects)." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 171. Somewhat of a novelization suggested by the script of the film "The Hellstrom Chronicle" (1971). This edition preceded by the Science Fiction Book Club and the mass market paperback editions.
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- Seller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 30427
- Title
- HELLSTROM'S HIVE
- Author
- Herbert, Frank
- Book Condition
- Used - Cheap text paper aged darkened, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (30427)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First British edition
- Publisher
- New English Library
- Place of Publication
- [London]
- Date Published
- [1974]
- Keywords
- SF . Signed
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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