Lest Darkness Fall
by L.Sprague de Camp
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Flemington, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Prime Press, 1949. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Fine copy In a Near Fine Jacket. First Edition Signed On Front Blank By The Author.Excellent Copy of This Science Fiction Classic..
Synopsis
Lest Darkness Fall is an alternate history science fiction novel written in 1939 by author L. Sprague de Camp. It was first published as a short story in Unknown #10, December 1939. It was published as a complete novel by Henry Holt and Company in 1941 and reprinted by both Galaxy Publishing and Prime Press in 1949. The book is often considered one of the best examples of the alternative history genre; it is certainly one of the most influential.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jeff Bergman Books ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016351
- Title
- Lest Darkness Fall
- Author
- L.Sprague de Camp
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Prime Press
- Date Published
- 1949
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Keywords
- L. Sprague de Camp
Terms of Sale
Jeff Bergman Books ABAA/ILAB
All books may be returned for any reason.
About the Seller
Jeff Bergman Books ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Flemington, New Jersey
About Jeff Bergman Books ABAA/ILAB
25 Year Book Dealer.Modern First Editions.Signed Copies, Pulitzer Prize Winners,Booker Winners,First Books and Classics.
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...