New York: Harcourt, Brace and World, Date: 1970. 2nd Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Second US edition first printing 1970 (First US edition published by Ballantine Books in 1956). Hardback book is tight clean, and very square. Boards sharp and clean. Sharp spine ends. Small bump to front hinge. Text block clean, with a hint of toning. Small neat previous booksellers pencil price to FEP. Pages are very crisp and clean. Tightly bound and feels barely read. Grades fine. Jacket is glossy with light rubbing to panels, edges and corners. Some minor creasing to head of upper joint. Colours very bold and not faded. Jacket grades near fine. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a worthy addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. More images of this book are available please contact us if you require them. An attractive copy of this Clarke title, that will benefit a Clarke collection. 1970. Harcourt, Brace and World ISBN 057501587x 9780575015876 [GB]

Gollancz, London, Date: 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Bruce Pennington -- Cover Art. Gold coloured end pages. Green coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper, by Bruce Pennington, with gold and white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. A novel of 1st contact, but shows no damage, and is free of annotation. Softening of the back strip edges with rubbing of the book panels and corners. Light age toning of the text block edges and pages. Chipping to the top right hand corner of the back strip and lower left hand corner of the same region. A little fading of the back strip. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [5], 6 - 256 pages.. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Bruce Pennington -- Cover Art. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN: 057501587X. ISBN/EAN: 9780575015876. Inventory No: 0290280. . 9780575015876 1973. Gollancz ISBN 057501587X 9780575015876 [AU]

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, Date: 1973. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Nr Fine/Nr Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition. Glossy illustrated dust-jacket designed by Bruce Pennington, not price-clipped (£2.00), little wrinkle at the top of the spine, light shelf rubbing to the back, otherwise clean and bright. Book bound in dark green cloth with gilt title on the spine, just a touch faded at the very top edge of the spine otherwise clean bright and square. Internally unmarked except an inked book price to the front end paper, appears unused, very well preserved. 1973. Victor Gollancz Ltd ISBN 057501587x 9780575015876 [GB]

Victor Gollancz Ltd 1973 First Edition Hardcover Very Good in Very Good jacket Size: 8x5x1; Dark teal boards with gold spine titling, very good with slight bruising to extremities. Forward tilt to spine. Binding sound. Dust jacket very good in Mylar, price-clipped, with minor general edgewear and light crumpling at spine head. Text bright and unmarked.

ISBN10: 057501587X, ISBN13: 9780575015876, [publisher: Victor Gollancz Ltd] Hardcover First Edition Dark teal boards with gold spine titling, very good with slight bruising to extremities. Forward tilt to spine. Binding sound. Dust jacket very good in Mylar, price-clipped, with minor general edgewear and light crumpling at spine head. Text bright and unmarked.
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Victor Gollancz: London, Date: 1973. First edition (& 1st printing). Hardcover. SF novel. Winner of both the 1973 Nebula and 1974 Hugo Award for Best Novel. A little browning along page edges, else a fine copy in a fine dustjacket with a touch of edge wear and one small (5mm) closed tear. 1973. Victor Gollancz: London ISBN 057501587X 9780575015876 [GB]