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QUEST FOR THE FUTURE
by Van Vogt, A. E
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Seller
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Livonia, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Ace Books Inc.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1970. Hardcover. ; Teal cover has modest wear to corners spine caps otherwise pristine. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Inscribed and signed by author on title page as follows: "For ____, May your quest in life be grandly successful. A. E. Van Vogt." Pages are clean and pristine. Book has never been cracked open. Dust jacket has modest wear to the extremities and light scuffing but clean, bright, and in very good+ condition. DJ protected by a brand new, clear, acid-free mylar cover. We add mylar covers to all books with DJs to preserve the DJs and add luster to magnify their beauty. (If pictured, shown without the mylar cover for an accurate representation of dust jacket. ) ; Signed by Author .
Synopsis
Ace #69700. Cover art by John Schoenherr. This novel is a fix-up based on three short stories: Far Centaurus (1944), Film Library (1946), and The Search (1943).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15184
- Title
- QUEST FOR THE FUTURE
- Author
- Van Vogt, A. E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Publisher
- Ace Books Inc.
- Date Published
- 1970
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2020
Livonia, Michigan
About Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Good+
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- New
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