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Northwest of Earth
by Moore, C. L
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/very good
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: Gnome Press, Inc, 1954. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/very good. First edition of Northwest of Earth by C.L. Moore.. Octavo, 212pp. Green cloth, title in red on spine. Stated "First Edition" on copyright page. Solid text block, some wear to edges of spine, faint toning to endpapers, a near fine example. In publisher's dust jacket, $3.00 retail price on front flap, sunning to spine, a touch of wear to edges, faint shelf wear. Jacket designed by Ric Binkley. (Currey, page 378).
Synopsis
Northwest of Earth is a 1954 collection of science fiction and fantasy short stories by C. L. Moore. It was first published by Gnome Press in 1954 in an edition of 4,000 copies. The collections contains stories about Moore's characters Northwest Smith and Jirel of Joiry. The stories all originally appeared in the magazine Weird Tales.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12683
- Title
- Northwest of Earth
- Author
- Moore, C. L
- Illustrator
- First edition of Northwest of Earth by C.L. Moore.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Gnome Press, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- Catherine Lucille Moore, C.L. Moore, Catherine Kuttner, The Dark World Moore, Vintage Season Moore, Shambleau and Others Moore, Judgment Night Moore
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- Cloth
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- Shelf Wear
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