Robert Heinlein Taiwanese Pirate 1961 Stranger In A Strange Land Hardcover w/DJ

Description: Hardcover. 8vo. G. P. Putnam's Sons/Taiwanese Pirate Edition, Taipei, Taiwan. 1961. 408 pgs. Taiwanese Pirate Edition. DJ has light shelf-wear present (DJ lightly rubbbed to the extremities). Bound in orange cloth boards with gilt titles present to the spine. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities. Previous owner's bookstore label present to the reverse of the FFEP. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. This is the epic saga of an earthling, Valentine Michael Smith, born and educated on Mars, who arrives on our planet with "psi" powers--telepathy, clairvoyance, telekinesis, and the ability to take control of the minds of others--and yet with complete innocence regarding the mores of man. Robert Heinlein Taiwanese Pirate 1961 Stranger In A Strange Land Hardcover w/DJ Click images to enlarge Description Up For Sale Today is Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein Hardcover. 8vo. G. P. Putnam's Sons/Taiwanese Pirate Edition, Taipei, Taiwan. 1961. 408 pgs. Taiwanese Pirate Edition. DJ has light shelf-wear present (DJ lightly rubbbed to the extremities). Bound in orange cloth boards with gilt titles present to the spine. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities. Previous owner's bookstore label present to the reverse of the FFEP. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. This is the epic saga of an earthling, Valentine Michael Smith, born and educated on Mars, who arrives on our planet with "psi" powers--telepathy, clairvoyance, telekinesis, and the ability to take control of the minds of others--and yet with complete innocence regarding the mores of man. FROM WIKIPEDIA: Stranger in a Strange Land is a 1961 science fiction novel by American author Robert A. Heinlein. It tells the story of Valentine Michael Smith, a human who comes to Earth in early adulthood after being born on the planet Mars and raised by Martians. The novel explores his interaction with—and eventual transformation of—terrestrial culture. The title is an allusion to the phrase in Exodus 2:22. According to Heinlein, the novel's working title was The Heretic. Several later editions of the book have promoted it as "The most famous Science Fiction Novel ever written". Heinlein got the idea for the novel when he and his wife Virginia were brainstorming one evening in 1948. She suggested a new version of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (1894), but with a child raised by Martians instead of wolves. He decided to go further with the idea and worked on the story on and off for more than a decade. His editors at Putnam then required him to cut its 220,000-word length down to 160,067 words before publication. In 1962, it received the Hugo Award for Best Novel. In 1991, three years after Heinlein's death, Virginia arranged to have the original uncut manuscript published. Critics disagree about which is superior. Heinlein preferred the original manuscript and described the heavily edited version as telegraphese. In 2012, the US Library of Congress named it one of 88 "Books that Shaped America". OUR MISSION STATEMENT: Our goal is to provide the best books for the lowest prices. We understand that you have more choices than ever to buy books, so we strive to provide the best service, accurate descriptions, the cheapest shipping and the best customer service in the realm of bookselling. Thank you for visiting this listing and we hope to see you again soon! Book formats and corresponding sizes Name Abbreviations Leaves Pages Approximate cover size (width × height) inches cm folio 2º or fo 2 4 12 × 19 30.5 × 48 quarto 4º or 4to 4 8 9½ × 12 24 × 30.5 octavo 8º or 8vo 8 16 6 × 9 15 × 23 duodecimo or twelvemo 12º or 12mo 12 24 5 × 7⅜ 12.5 × 19 sextodecimo or sixteenmo 16º or 16mo 16 32 4 × 6¾ 10 × 17 octodecimo or eighteenmo 18º or 18mo 18 36 4 × 6½ 10 × 16.5 trigesimo-secundo or thirty-twomo 32º or 32mo 32 64 3½ × 5½ 9 × 14 quadragesimo-octavo or forty-eightmo 48º or 48mo 48 96 2½ × 4 6.5 × 10 sexagesimo-quarto or sixty-fourmo 64º or 64mo 64 128 2 × 3 5 × 7.5 ALL ITEMS ARE DESCRIBED TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY! PLEASE CHECK ALL THE PHOTOS BEFORE BIDDING! PAYMENT IS DUE WITHIN FOUR (4) DAYS OF THE INVOICE! Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. These charges are typically collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up. We do not mark merchandise values below value or mark items as "gifts" as US and International government regulations prohibit such behavior. (This is a felony in the United States) Pictures sell! Auctiva offers Free Image Hosting and Editing.Showcase your items with Auctiva's Listing Templates! THE simple solution for eBay sellers. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter

Price: 500 USD

Location: Charlottesville, Virginia

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