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Heinlein, Robert A.. Orphans of the Sky. Gollancz Ltd, London,, 1963.
Price: US$128.83 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition All original. Near Fine copy in Jacket. Spotting to edge of textblock, else NEar Fine. Jacket with large missing traiangle to lower panelelse bright and clean. Not clipped no ownership marks
Seller: Finecopy, Westbury, WILTS, United Kingdom
Robert A Heinlein. Orphans of the Sky. Gollancz, London, England, 1963.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Description: First printing. Binding is solid with good color other than a section 1/4" x 1" top of the rear board that is a darker red. There is a crease across the spine and the gold letters on the spine are only slightly impaired. There is a London library stamp on the copyright page, the end papers are of bettr quality paper and may have been replaced. The first few pages have several specks of foxing and there are a number of finger tip size tan marks. Edges of the page block are age darkened. 2 small chips top and bottom of the spine of the jacket with an additional 1/8" triangular chip at the top and faint humidity triangles less than 3/4" tall at the bottom outside corners. There is just a trace of soiling to the jacket. This fragile jacket shows quite well. All jackets in mylar wraps.
Seller: Copper Dragon Books, Cambria, CA, U.S.A.
HEINLEIN ROBERT. Orphans of the Sky. Gollancz, London, 1963.
Price: US$328.51 + shipping
Description: First UK Edition. Publisher's red boards with gilt spine lettering. A VG+ copy (a little foxed to the page block edges) in like D/W with a tiny hole to the spine removing part of SK of SKY and a 1/2 inch closed tear to the right hand edge of the rear flap as it folds over. Photographs/scans available upon request.
Seller: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, United Kingdom
Heinlein, Robert. Orphans in the Sky. London Gollancz 1963, 1963.
Price: US$418.69 + shipping
Description: A first edition, first printing published in 1963. Bound in the original red cloth with unclipped dust wrapper. Internally bright, tight and clean. The dust wrapper is a little frayed at the edges with a few small tears and chips and is a little darkened in places. A near fine book in very good wrapper.
Seller: John Atkinson Books ABA ILAB PBFA, Harrogate, United Kingdom
HEINLEIN ROBERT A. ORPHANS OF THE SKY. Gollancz, London, 1963.
Price: US$470.22 + shipping
Description: First UK Edition. Foxing to the page edges and offsetting to the end-papers otherwise a VG+ copy in like D/W slightly darkened to the spine and minutely rubbed at the spine tips. The first appearance of the full work in book form. An attractive copy.
Seller: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, United Kingdom
HEINLEIN ROBERT. Orphans of the Sky. Gollancz, London, 1963.
Price: US$708.54 + shipping
Description: First UK Edition. Publisher's red boards with gilt spine lettering. A neat name and date in ink at the top right hand corner of the front free end-paper otherwise a fine copy in a very fine D/W. Quite simply the best copy of this iconic title that you are ever likely to see. A rare find indeed. Scans invited.
Seller: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, United Kingdom
Heinlein, Robert A.. ORPHANS OF THE SKY. Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, 1963.
Price: US$850.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, boards. Preceded the 1964 Putnam edition. Part of Heinlein's "future history" series, first published as a two-part serial in Astounding Science Fiction in 1941 as "Universe" and "Common Sense." Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-88. See Survey of Science Fiction Literature IV, pp. 1653-64. A fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket with some faint soiling to spine panel and nearly invisible 14 mm closed tear at upper edge of front panel near spine fold. A very attractive copy. (10860)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Heinlein, Robert A.. ORPHANS OF THE SKY. Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, 1963.
Price: US$850.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, boards. First edition. Preceded the 1964 Putnam edition. Part of Heinlein's "future history" series, first published as a two-part serial in ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION in 1941 as "Universe" and "Common Sense." Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-513. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, Additions. See Survey of Science Fiction Literature IV, pp. 1653-64. Neatly written gift inscription dated May 1963 on front free endpaper. A fine copy in very good or better dust jacket with touch of wear at spine ends and corner tips and a bit of tanning, mostly to spine panel. An attractive copy. (#150337)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Heinlein, Robert A.. ORPHANS OF THE SKY. Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, 1963.
Price: US$850.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, boards. First edition. Preceded the 1964 Putnam edition. Part of Heinlein's "future history" series, first published as a two-part serial in ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION in 1941 as "Universe" and "Common Sense." Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-513. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, Additions. See Survey of Science Fiction Literature IV, pp. 1653-64. A fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket with some faint soiling to spine panel and nearly invisible 14 mm closed tear at upper edge of front panel near spine fold. A very attractive copy. (#89355)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Robert Heinlein. Orphans of the Sky. Gollancz, London, 1963.
Price: US$966.20 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A fine, first edition example of Robert Heinlein's noted science fiction work first issued in 'Astounding Science Fiction'. A superior copy. Issued as a part of Heinlein's 'future history' series, which was published in the magazine 'Astounding Science Fiction' in two separate parts during 1941. This important story depicts a 'generation ship', which contains a civilisation evolving in a huge space-ship lost between the stars. The inhabitants have forgotten the existence of the rest of the universe.This novel raises questions such as whether our own view of the universe is the final truth.With a fine, unclipped dustwrapper.The true first edition in book form of this work. This edition precedes the American edition.A fine example of this important science fiction novel. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, in an excellent condition with minor shelfwear to the head and tail of spine. Dustwrapper is in an excellent condition with minor shelfwear to the tail of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Small closed tear to the fore-edge of page 148. Light tidemark to the bottom of front hinge. Scattered spotting to the fore-edge due to paper used. Spots occasionally affect the pages. Near Fine
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Heinlein, Robert A.. Orphans of the Sky. Gollancz, London, 1963.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, preceding the American. 160 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Classic Heinlein, originlly published in Astounding. Uncommon. Red boards. Fine in near fine dust jacket (price clipped). Bookseller ticket of Christian Vigne, Bulawayo
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Heinlein, Robert A.. ORPHANS OF THE SKY. Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, 1963.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, boards. Preceded the 1964 Putnam edition. Part of Heinlein's "future history" series, first published as a two-part serial in Astounding Science Fiction in 1941 as "Universe" and "Common Sense." Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-88. See Survey of Science Fiction Literature IV, pp. 1653-64. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a tiny closed tear and crease to upper front panel, tiny light spot at front fold, slight dust soiling, a very attractive copy. (12951)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Heinlein, Robert A.. ORPHANS OF THE SKY. Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, 1963.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, boards. First edition. Preceded the 1964 Putnam edition. Part of Heinlein's "future history" series, first published as a two-part serial in ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION in 1941 as "Universe" and "Common Sense." Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-513. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, Additions. See Survey of Science Fiction Literature IV, pp. 1653-64. A fine copy in fine dust jacket with tiny closed tear and crease at upper edge of front panel, tiny faint spot at front fold, and mild dust soiling to the yellow paper stock. (#129706)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.