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The Skylark of Space
by Smith, Edward E. (E.E. "Doc" Smith); With Mrs. Lee Hawkins Garby
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Skyway, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Providence: Hadley Publishing Company, 1947. First printing of the Second Edition. Author's first work, originally issued in a limited edition the year before by The Buffalo Book Company. Prior owner's name inked on front flyleaf. Full cloth binding. 303pp. Illustration plates in b&w. Jacket is rubbed and has short edge tears, retains original 3.00 price on front flap Offered now in a new mylar cover.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Estes Jr., O. G.. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.
Synopsis
The Skylark of Space is one of the earliest novels of interstellar travel. Originally serialized in 1928 in the magazine Amazing Stories, it was first published in book form in 1946 by The Buffalo Book Co. It was written between 1915 and 1921 by Edward E. "Doc" Smith while working on his doctorate and later as a food chemist, and Lee Hawkins Garby, the wife of his college classmate and later neighbor Carl Garby.
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- Bookseller
- Turn-The-Page Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 063988
- Title
- The Skylark of Space
- Author
- Smith, Edward E. (E.E. "Doc" Smith); With Mrs. Lee Hawkins Garby
- Illustrator
- Estes Jr., O. G.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Publisher
- Hadley Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Providence
- Date Published
- 1947
- Size
- 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall
- Keywords
- Novel
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Turn-The-Page Books
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Skyway, Washington
About Turn-The-Page Books
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