WHO GOES THERE? SEVEN TALES OF SCIENCE-FICTION
by Campbell, Jr., John W
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Stephenson, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: Shasta Publishers, 1948. First Edition. Attractive copy of this classic collection, gathering stories which Campbell published pseudonymously in Astounding Science Fiction between 1934-38. The title story is the basis for two noted film adaptations: The Thing From Another World (1951), directed by Christian Nyby and Howard Hawks, and John Carpenter's 1982 film The Thing. Bleiler (1978 ed.), p.38. First Printing. Octavo (20cm); blue cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; [viii],[2],3-230,[2]pp. Pictorial bookplate of bibliophile Warren Bowers Dexter mounted to front pastedown; trivial wear to heel, with some very subtle tanning to text edges; very Near Fine. In the original Hannes Bok dustjacket, price-clipped, with some trivial wear to extremities but displaying none of the usual toning to the spine; very Near Fine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Captain Ahab's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7165
- Title
- WHO GOES THERE? SEVEN TALES OF SCIENCE-FICTION
- Author
- Campbell, Jr., John W
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Shasta Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1948
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Biblio member since 2010
Stephenson, Virginia
About Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Founded in 2010, Captain Ahab's Rare Books specializes in first editions of literature, genre fiction, film-related books and ephemera, zines, manuscript and archival material.
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Bookplate
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- Fine
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- First Edition
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...