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Heinlein, Robert. Space Cadet. Charles Scribner's, NY, 1948.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Description: Very good with rubbed and bumped edges and a faded spine
Seller: Weller Book Works, A.B.A.A., Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Heinlein, Robert A.. Space Cadet. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, U.S.A., 1948.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Early printing with "J-11.61 (MV)" on the copyright page for assumed 1961 printing. Uncommon as such. Illustrated by Clifford Geary. Price of $3.50 on DJ with 1/2 of inside flap missing; heavy wear and tape remnants on the DJ edges; boards with light wear; interior clean. Author's third novel and noted as the basis for the 1950s TV show. Robert Anson Heinlein (1907 – 1988) was an American science-fiction author, aeronautical engineer, and retired Naval officer. Sometimes called the "dean of science fiction writers", he was among the first to emphasize scientific accuracy in his fiction, and was thus a pioneer of the sub-genre of hard science fiction. His published works, both fiction and non-fiction, express admiration for competence and emphasize the value of critical thinking. His work continues to have an influence on the science-fiction genre, and on modern culture more generally.
Seller: Hudson River Book Shoppe, Waldwick, NJ, U.S.A.
Heinlein, Robert. Space Cadet. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1948.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Library binding. Ex-library copy with library stamp on endpapers and title page, library pocket removal damage to rear endpapers. Notations in ink to front flyleaf. Minor wear to cover boards. No dust jacket. Some soiling to edges. Proceeds from this sale go to benefit the Literacy Council of Alaska.
Seller: Forget-Me-Not Books, Fairbanks, AK, U.S.A.
HEINLEIN, ROBERT A.. SPACE CADET. CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS, NY, 1948.
Price: US$89.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: attractive green library binding, has "a" & seal present. No. 5056 & 2475 written to copy right page, no other markings.
Seller: Gian Luigi Fine Books, albany, NY, U.S.A.
Heinlein, Robert A.. Space Cadet. Charles Scribner's Sons, E-208, 1948.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Hardcover. 8vo. Charles A Scribners, New York. 1948 (1956). 242 pgs. Later Printing. Clifford Geary DJ has heavy shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (spine is missing a piece along to the crown of the spine). Bound in cloth with titles present to the spine. Boards have light wear present to the extremities of the boards. Previous owner's name present to the reverse of the FFEP. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Matt Dodson reports to the Colorado base of the Interplanetary Patrol, a new cadet with a fierce desire to become a member of the Patrol, which for over a century has kept the peace throughout the Solar System. Matt and fellow cadets soon leave the Earth base for training on Terra Station, where they learn, among other things, astrogation, survival skills, alien languages and how to maneuver in outer space. Matt loves the Patrol and finds, upon returning for a visit to his family in Iowa, that his real "home" is no longer on Earth. When a call for help comes from a ship stranded on Venus, Matt is among the cadets chosen to accompany the Patrol Captain on this rescue mission. What they discover after they land on Venus is not what they expected The cadets and their captain are taken prisoner, and the "rescue" signal came from Matt's old nemesis. Matt and his fellow cadets must learn to negotiate with the Venusians after their Captain is seriously injured. What seemed like a short and exciting adventure to another planet becomes a grueling experience, and the cadets' diplomatic as well as engineering skills and ingenuity are sorely tested. E-208; 7.2 X 4.2 X 0.7 inches
Seller: Last Exit Books, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.
Heinlein, Robert A.. Space Cadet. Charles Scribner's Sons, NY, 1948.
Price: US$749.99 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Original cloth. First edition with Scribner's "A." Tape marks to front/rear boards. 2cm of board exposed at edge, corners lightly bumped, edges rubbed. Bookplate to ffep; glue stains to ffep around bookplate as if larger bookplate was removed. Front hinge mildly starting; paper cracked, mesh showing at 2nd rear endpage but board holding well. Scattered stains to pages. The DJ in mylar is chipped to points and spine head, slight pulls to flaps partially obscuring a few words, and with a 2-3 cm closed tear to top edge of front flap, running through the $2.50 price. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
Heinlein, Robert A.. SPACE CADET .. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1948.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth. First edition. Heinlein's second young adult SF novel. A "careful account of the the training procedure for a raw recruit to the Interplanetary Patrol, culminating in some adventures on the planet Venus. Clearly a fictionalization of the author's own experience as an Annapolis naval cadet in the 1920s." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 336. Lower corners gently bumped, a very good copy in very good first printing dust jacket (priced $2.50 on the front flap) with rubbing to folds and spine ends, minor loss at corners, and a small rubbed spot on rear panel. (#132180)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Heinlein, Robert A.. SPACE CADET. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1948.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth. Heinlein's second young adult SF novel. Influenced by the author's experience at the U.S. Naval Academy. Tanning to rear paste down, some finger marks to cloth, a very good to nearly fine copy in a very good to nearly fine dust jacket with mild wear to the corner tips and spine ends, white lettering to spine panel a bit toned. (30284)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Heinlein, Robert A.. Space Cadet. , 1948.
Price: US$1440.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 1948 First Edition Hardcover Fine/Fine Charles Scribner's Sons, Pub, NY, 1948, 1st edition (A); illustrated by Clifford N Geary; fine condition with a fine dust jacket; Robert A Heinlein, Modern First Editions
Seller: Transmutation Publishing, Corning, CA, U.S.A.
Heinlein, Robert A.. SPACE CADET .. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1948.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth. First edition. Heinlein's second young adult SF novel. A "careful account of the the training procedure for a raw recruit to the Interplanetary Patrol, culminating in some adventures on the planet Venus. Clearly a fictionalization of the author's own experience as an Annapolis naval cadet in the 1920s." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 336. A fine copy in very good or better dust jacket with rubbing along jacket folds, mild rubs to spine panel, and some age-darkening to title lettering on the spine panel. (#155348)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Heinlein, Robert A.. SPACE CADET. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1948.
Price: US$1750.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth. Heinlein's second young adult SF novel. Influenced by the author's experience at the U.S. Naval Academy. A nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with a little color retouch to upper spine left corner. (15730)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Heinlein, Robert A.. SPACE CADET .. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1948.
Price: US$1750.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth. First edition. Heinlein's second young adult SF novel. A "careful account of the the training procedure for a raw recruit to the Interplanetary Patrol, culminating in some adventures on the planet Venus. Clearly a fictionalization of the author's own experience as an Annapolis naval cadet in the 1920s." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 336. A nearly fine copy in nearly fine first printing dust jacket (priced $2.50 on the front flap) with a little re-coloring at left corner of upper spine end. (150381)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Heinlein, Robert A.. SPACE CADET. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1948.
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, illustrated by Clifford Geary, cloth. Heinlein's second young adult SF novel. Influenced by the author's experience at the U.S. Naval Academy. Former owners' juvenile bookplate, dated 1948, affixed to front free end paper, some fading of cloth along rear edge, a nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with mild rubbing to flap folds and corner tips, head of spine panel has a light rubbing and a small nick, spine lettering is a little age tanned. A nice copy. (14066)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Heinlein, Robert A.. SPACE CADET. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1948.
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth. Heinlein's second young adult SF novel. Influenced by the author's experience at the U.S. Naval Academy. A fine copy in a very good to nearly fine dust jacket with rubbing to jacket folds, mild rubs to spine panel with some age darkening to title lettering of spine panel. (17064)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Heinlein, Robert A.. SPACE CADET .. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1948.
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth. First edition. Heinlein's second young adult SF novel. A "careful account of the the training procedure for a raw recruit to the Interplanetary Patrol, culminating in some adventures on the planet Venus. Clearly a fictionalization of the author's own experience as an Annapolis naval cadet in the 1920s." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 336. Former owner's youthful bookplate, dated 1948, affixed to front free endpaper, some fading to cloth along rear edge, a nearly fine copy in nearly fine first printing dust jacket (priced $2.50 on the front flap) with mild rubbing along flap folds and corner tips, light rubbing and tiny nick at upper spine end, and mild tanning to lettering on spine panel. An attractive copy. (#136649)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Heinlein, Robert. Space Cadet. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1948.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing. An attractive First Issue dustjacket that has the publisher's $2.50 printed price present on the front flap. The book is bound in the ORIGINAL publisher's blue cloth. The binding is tight with minor wear to the edges. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a lovely copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION in collectors condition.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Heinlein, Robert A.. SPACE CADET. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1948.
Price: US$3000.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, illustrated by Clifford Geary, cloth. Heinlein's second young adult SF novel. Influenced by the author's experience at the U.S. Naval Academy. Previous owners bookplate along with his personal ink stamp to front free end paper, several scratches to rear cover, otherwise a fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a small (7 mm) closed tear to upper left front panel at spine fold and touch of rubbing to spine ends, title lettering on spine panel shows a touch of age tanning. A very attractive copy. (11610)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Heinlein, Robert A.. SPACE CADET. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1948.
Price: US$3000.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, illustrated by Clifford Geary, cloth. Heinlein's second young adult SF novel. Influenced by the author's experience at the U.S. Naval Academy. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing to upper corner tips, spine ends, and front flap fold, spine panel lettering is bright white. An attractive copy. (12939)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Heinlein, Robert A.. SPACE CADET .. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1948.
Price: US$3000.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth. First edition. Heinlein's second young adult SF novel. A "careful account of the the training procedure for a raw recruit to the Interplanetary Patrol, culminating in some adventures on the planet Venus. Clearly a fictionalization of the author's own experience as an Annapolis naval cadet in the 1920s." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 336. Small private owner's bookplate and rubber-stamped name on front free endpaper. Several mild scratches to rear cover, a fine copy in fine first printing dust jacket (priced $2.50 on the front flap) with small (7 mm) closed tear at upper edge of front panel near spine fold, a touch of rubbing to spine ends, and a bit of tanning to title lettering on spine panel. A beautiful copy. Quite scarce in this condition. (#127408)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Heinlein, Robert A.. SPACE CADET .. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1948.
Price: US$3000.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth. First edition. Heinlein's second young adult SF novel. A "careful account of the the training procedure for a raw recruit to the Interplanetary Patrol, culminating in some adventures on the planet Venus. Clearly a fictionalization of the author's own experience as an Annapolis naval cadet in the 1920s." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 336. A fine copy in fine first printing dust jacket (priced $2.50 on the front flap) with mild rubbing to upper spine end. A sharp. lovely copy. Quite scarce in this condition. (#129692)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Heinlein, Robert. Space Cadet. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1948.
Price: US$3750.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing with the publisher's "A" and logo printed on the copyright page. This copy is authentically SIGNED by Robert Heinlein on a laid in signature. This ORIGINAL First Issue dustjacket is vibrant in color with minor wear to the edges. The book is great shape. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp with slight wear to the edges. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A superb copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION SIGNED by the author. We buy SIGNED Heinlein First Editions.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Heinlein, Robert A.. Space Cadet. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1948.
Price: US$5500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, first printing. Signed by Robert A. Heinlein on the title page. Bound in publisher's original dark blue cloth stamped in light blue. Small snag to cloth at top edge of upper board, though still Near Fine in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light wear to the extremities, scratching to the rear panel and a few spots of foxing to the blindside. A lovely copy, signed by the author.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.