The Songs of Distant Earth
by Clarke, Arthur C
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
New York, NY: Del Ray / Ballantine Books, 1986. Hardcover. Limited First Edition. 256pp. Octavo in navy cloth with gilt lettering on spine, in navy slipcase. Specially bound Limited edition #413 out of 500 and signed by the author on the limitation page. Bright, clean, tight copy. Both book and slipcase are in fine condition. This novel is based on Clarke's 1958 short story and explores apocalyptic, atheistic, and utopian ideas, as well long-term interstellar travel and extra-terrestrial life. 1986
Synopsis
The Songs of Distant Earth is the common title of several science fiction works by Arthur C. Clarke, including a science fiction short story, a short movie synopsis, and a 1986 science fiction novel that all bear the same title. This article deals with the novel.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aquila Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 143027
- Title
- The Songs of Distant Earth
- Author
- Clarke, Arthur C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Del Ray / Ballantine Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- Limited Edition|Signed by Author
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....