New York: Putnam, 1961. First Edition, First Printing with code C22 on page 408. Fine bright copy in a near fine dust jacket with a trace of edge wear and very minor soiling to the rear panel. Jacket artwork is by Ben Feder, Inc. An increasingly scarce book in collectible condition. The author’s landmark and most famous work as well as winner of the Hugo Award for the best science fiction novel of the year. One of the most influential books on the counterculture of the Sixties. A view of Earth’s culture from the perspective of an innocent Martian named Valentine Michael Smith.

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Stranger in a Strange Land is a best-selling 1961 Hugo Award-winning science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein. It tells the story of Valentine Michael Smith, a human raised by Martians on the planet Mars, upon his return to Earth in early adulthood. The novel explores his interaction with — and eventual transformation of — Earth culture. The novel's title refers to the Biblical Book of Exodus. According to Heinlein in Grumbles from the Grave, the novel's working title was The Heretic.

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Bookseller: James Pepper Rare Books, Inc. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 18449E
Title: Stranger In a Strange Land
Author: HEINLEIN, ROBERT A
Book Condition: Used
Publisher: Putnam
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1961

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