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Great Science-Fiction & Fantasy Works
Science-fiction & fantasy literature: a critical list with discussions.
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Farewell, Earth's Bliss: Available Copies
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FAREWELL, EARTH'S BLISS by COMPTON, D.G. (David Guy; 1930-2023)
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Publisher: Ace Books Pub;, USA. (1971)
Seller: Comic World (Steinbach, MB, Canada)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $99.00
Shipping: $6.95
TOTAL Cost: $105.95
1971; ACE Books 22830; 75 cent original cover price; 188 Pages; Printed in USA; First Paperback Edition 1st Printing; (First published as a Hodder hardcover in the UK in 1966) VERY RARE TITLE; Goodreads; On board an obsolete ship, nine weeks out from home, the latest batch of colonists arrive at their destination. A grim penal settlement in a wilderness worlds away from the homes they will never see again. TASMANIA? BOTANY BAY? No. For this is tomorrow, not yesterday. The dumping ground for social outcasts and political deportees is Mars, barren, unproductive, but invaluable as a convict settlement. What kind of welcome will the twenty-four deportees receive when the reception party from the Settlement reaches their stranded ship? And how will they survive in a primitive environment, an alien system? >> 3/4" Tear at Top edge of BACK cover (Repaired inside with Magic Tape), Minor Scuffing, indents to cover; Edge-wear, Corner-Wear and Store Stamp on inside front cover, Slight Spine Slant, tanned interior covers. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
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Farewell, Earth's Bliss by D. G. Compton
Hardcover
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Publisher: Hodder And Stoughton (1966)
Seller: World of Rare Books (Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $200.30
Shipping: $6.25
TOTAL Cost: $206.55
1966. First Edition. 191 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Wrapper design by Reginald Lloyd. Final page is advertisement for author's The Quality Of Mercy. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. More pronounced to text block edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have noticeable edge wear with corner bumping and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright. Unclipped dust jacket. Panels to dust jacket have noticeable edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Original price to front flap of 18 Shillings net.
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