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The Number of the Beast
by ROBERT A. HEINLEIN
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- First English Edition, First Printing. True first edition as this English edition precedes the First American Edition. Famous bo/Fine
- Seller
-
Potomac, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
First English Edition, First Printing. True first edition as this English edition precedes the First American Edition. Famous book by one of the best Science Fiction writers of all time. Fine in original black boards and near fine pictorial dust jacket. Virtually as new except for a very tiny nick at front, right corner of dust jacket. Octavo. 5.5 x 8.5 in. 555 + [1] pp. A collector's copy.
Synopsis
The Number of the Beast by Robert Heinlein tells a tale of two male and two female humas who are under attack from aliens who want their awesome quantum breakthrough. They break into alternate dimensions, of which there are 666. Each reality is created every time a fiction is created by an author.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Grinning Cat Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17837
- Title
- The Number of the Beast
- Author
- ROBERT A. HEINLEIN
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - First English Edition, First Printing. True first edition as this English edition precedes the First American Edition. Famous bo
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- New English Library
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1980
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- SCIENCE FICTION
Terms of Sale
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Fourteen (14) day return guarantee, for any reason, and we pay return shipping costs if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Grinning Cat Books
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Potomac, Maryland
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
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- New
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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