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Why Call them Back From Heaven?: Available Copies
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Why Call Them Back From Heaven? by Clifford D. Simak
Paperback
ISBN:
Publisher: Ace Science Fiction Special ()
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas (Dallas, TX, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Fair
Book Price: $6.47
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $6.47
Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.26
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Seller: Code X Books (Potomac, MD, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
Book Price: $10.00
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $10.00
Immortality - The ultimate reward: To come back to life - and never die again - that's what Forever Center promises the human race. And that's why, in the year 2148, people spend their whole lives in poverty, giving all their money to Forever Center to ensure their happiness and comfort in the next eternal life. Daniel Frost is a key man at Forever Center. When he accidentally stumbles onto some classified documents, Dan incurs the wrath of an unseen enemy who has him framed and denounced as a social outcast. With the notorious mark of ostracization on his forehead, he is condemned to the desperate life of a hunted animal. But a few people will risk their lives to help him: Ann Harrison, the beautiful renegade lawyer who is convinced of his innocence, and Mona Campbell, the brilliant mathematician who has discovered some shattering information about Forever Center.and the essence of life itself. Mass market paperback. This is a used book. Pages are clean and bright with no markings, notes, or highlighting. Covers show only minor shelf wear and are not creased. No owner's marks or bookplates, not ex-library. Binding is tight and square. Hinges are secure. Price sticker on front cover. Corners not bumped. An excellent reading copy.
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Why Call Them Back From Heaven? by Clifford D. Simak
Paperback
ISBN:
Publisher: ACE, New York, NY (1967)
Seller: LONG BEACH BOOKS, INC. (Long Beach, NY, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $8.00
Shipping: $4.50
TOTAL Cost: $12.50
Ace book #88601. Deals with the effect on society of the kind of deep-freeze potential immortality. Simak descibes a rigid neopuritan culture, a world of penny-pinching, body-saving, emotional isolationists, living as unremittingly for the Next Life. Wear at edges, reading creases, some creases on book, some soiling, rubbed with some white showing, light interior browning. Size: 4 1/4" x 7"
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Seller: John McCormick (Mississauga, ON, Canada)
Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
Book Price: $8.00
Shipping: $4.99
TOTAL Cost: $12.99
----------paperback. An entry in the first Ace Science Fiction Special series. Faint reading crease, price stamp to page block bottom edge, modest shelfwear, a near fine copy.
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Why Call Them Back from Heaven? by Simak, Clifford D.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780413556004
Publisher: Arrow (A Division of Random House Group) (1985)
Seller: medimops (Berlin, Germany)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $3.80
Shipping: $9.65
TOTAL Cost: $13.45
Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.
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Seller: Best and Fastest Books (Wantage, NJ, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $9.99
Shipping: $3.99
TOTAL Cost: $13.98
1967 Ace book. very nice cover art. Good solid paperback with moderate reading/age wear, may have some light markings, pages may have some mild tanning. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.
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Why Call Them Back from Heaven? by Clifford D. Simak
Paperback
ISBN:
Publisher: Ace Books, New York (1967)
Seller: Blue Moon Books (Stevens Point, WI, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
Book Price: $8.50
Shipping: $5.75
TOTAL Cost: $14.25
Near fine. Bright and attractive first edition mass market paperback. H-42 with 60 cent price on front cover. Normal light toning ot pages. very nice copy.
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WHY CALL THEM BACK FROM HEAVEN? by Simak, Clifford D.
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Ace ()
Seller: Reed Books The Museum of Fond Memories (Birmingham, AL, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $10.00
Shipping: $5.00
TOTAL Cost: $15.00
Paperback #88601 CONDITION: f
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WHY CALL THEM BACK FROM HEAVEN? by Simak, Clifford D.
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Ace ()
Seller: Reed Books The Museum of Fond Memories (Birmingham, AL, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $10.00
Shipping: $5.00
TOTAL Cost: $15.00
Paperback #H-42 CONDITION: vg
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Seller: Irish Booksellers (Portland, ME, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $15.97
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $15.97
SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item.
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Why Call Them Back from Heaven? by Simak, Clifford
Paperback
ISBN:
Publisher: Ace H-42 (1967)
Seller: Wally's Books (york, ON, Canada)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $3.99
Shipping: $12.99
TOTAL Cost: $16.98
Please email us if you would like further information or if you would like us to send you a picture of the book. The book i am offering may not have the same cover as the one pictured. they are stock photos from the site. Thanks for looking Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
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