TO YOUR SCATTERED BODIES GO - REVIEW COPY
by Farmer, Philip José
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Stephenson, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1971. First Edition. The first book in Farmer's "Riverworld" series, originally serialized in 'Worlds of Tomorrow' between 1965-66. In it, adventurer Sir Richard Burton finds himself resurrected on the banks of an endless river. He soon learns that he is only one of billions of people who have died on Earth and suddely are "living" again. Burton builds a boat and begins a journey to find the source of the river. A lovely advance copy of this science fiction highspot, winner of the Hugo Award in 1972. First Printing, a Review Copy, with a small rubber stamp to upper front endpaper reading: "REVIEW COPY / Materials Center / Broward County Schools / Jan 20 '71" - the date corresponding to month of publication, indicated by the code "7101" at lower front flap. Octavo; black cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine and in blind on front panel; 221pp, [2]. Spine ends gently nudged, else Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket, unclipped, with some trivial rubbing at crown and heel.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Captain Ahab's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1611
- Title
- TO YOUR SCATTERED BODIES GO - REVIEW COPY
- Author
- Farmer, Philip José
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- NOAMZ
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About the Seller
Captain Ahab's Rare Books
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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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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- 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...
- 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....
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...