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SEEDS OF LIFE
by Taine, John (pseudonym of Eric Temple Bell)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Small inked name to upper corner of half title page, a fine copy in a fine price clipped dust jacket. (25558)
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Reading, PA: Fantasy Press, 1951. First edition, trade issue, first binding. Small inked name to upper corner of half title page, a fine copy in a fine price clipped dust jacket. (25558). Octavo, cover art by Ric Binkley, cloth. A novel concerning the creation of a superman by science. First published in AMAZING QUARTERLY, Fall 1931. Anatomy of Wonder (1981) 2-106; (1987) 2- 117; and (1995) 2-126.
Synopsis
Seeds of Life is a science fiction novel by author John Taine (pseudonym of Eric Temple Bell). It was first published in 1951 by Fantasy Press in an edition of 2,991 copies. The novel originally appeared in the magazine Amazing Stories Quarterly
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25558
- Title
- SEEDS OF LIFE
- Author
- Taine, John (pseudonym of Eric Temple Bell)
- Book Condition
- Used - Small inked name to upper corner of half title page, a fine copy in a fine price clipped dust jacket. (25558)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, trade issue, first binding
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Fantasy Press
- Place of Publication
- Reading, PA
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- SF
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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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