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HOTHOUSE
by Aldiss, Brian W
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a fine price clipped dust jacket. (16872)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Faber and Faber, [1962]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine price clipped dust jacket. (16872). Octavo, cloth. Signed by Aldiss on the title page. Issued earlier in the U.S. in a shorter version as The Long Afternoon of Earth (1962). Novelization of five Hothouse stories that won the 1962 Hugo award for best short fiction published in 1961. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-3. Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 34.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16872
- Title
- HOTHOUSE
- Author
- Aldiss, Brian W
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a fine price clipped dust jacket. (16872)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1962]
- Keywords
- SF . SF Award . Signed
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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