Tomorrow and Tomorrow; and The Fairy Chessmen [2 Novels in one Book]
by Padgett, Lewis
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Gnome Press, Inc. Publishers, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. 10mo; G/fair; blue pictorial spine with black and red text; two novels in one bound book; first edition; dust jacket shows noticeable rubbing to exterior; some chips to edges; tape mend inside dj to spine head edge; tape mend to front inside dj; head edge; partial ring stain to front; cloth has slight exterior wear; good boards; text block edges have modest toning; slight foxing to endpapers; interior pages unmarked; pp 254. 1338888. FP New Rockville Stock.
Synopsis
Tomorrow and Tomorrow is a 1997 science fiction novel by Charles Sheffield. The book starts in approximately the year 2020 and follows the extremely protracted adventures of Drake Merlin, in his obsessive quest to save his wife from a terminal brain disease, over the course of eons. Similar premises are presented in the 2006 film "The Fountain", as well as the Isaac Asimov story The Last Question.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1338888
- Title
- Tomorrow and Tomorrow; and The Fairy Chessmen [2 Novels in one Book]
- Author
- Padgett, Lewis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Gnome Press, Inc. Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1951
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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