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Sinister Barrier
by Russell, Eric Frank
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine Book/Near Fine DJ
- Seller
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Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
Reading: Fantasy Press,, 1948. First Edition, First Binding State . Blue Cloth. Fine Book/Near Fine DJ. 253 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. Stated First Edition. Book Is Fine, Spine Gilt Brilliant, No Fading Or Marks Or Names. Dj Near Fine With A Little Light Wear On Top Of Spine Edge, Touch Of Rubbing At Corners, No Fading, Slight Foxing To Top Edge Of Rear Flap, Not Price-Clipped.
Synopsis
Sinister Barrier is an English language science fiction novel by author Eric Frank Russell. It was first published in book form in 1943 by The World's Work, Ltd. The novel originally appeared in the magazine Unknown in 1939, the first novel to appear in its pages. Russell revised and expanded the book for its first US publication by Fantasy Press in 1948. Most subsequent editions were based on the Fantasy Press version.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Arroyo Seco Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 032185
- Title
- Sinister Barrier
- Author
- Russell, Eric Frank
- Format/Binding
- Blue Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine Book
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine DJ
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Binding State
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Reading: Fantasy Press,
- Date Published
- 1948
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Science Fiction General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature: Science Fiction;
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About the Seller
Arroyo Seco Books
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Pasadena, California
About Arroyo Seco Books
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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