Against the Fall Of Night
by Clarke, Arthur C
Against the Fall of Night is a science fiction novel by British writer Arthur C. Clarke. Originally appearing in the November, 1948 issue of the magazine Startling Stories, it was first published in book form in 1953 by Gnome Press. It was later expanded and revised as The City and the Stars. The original also appeared in a more recent edition along with another unconnected early work: The Lion of Comarre and Against the Fall of Night.
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Against The Fall Of Night (Signed By Arthur C. Clarke)
by Clarke, Arthur C.
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- First Edition [stated]
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- 1953
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Pasadena, California, USA
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New York: Gnome Press, 1953. First Edition [stated] . Blue Boards. Fine Book/Fine DJ. 223 Pp. Blue Boards. First Printing Of First American Edition. Fine Book [Mere Touch Of Rubbing At Corners Of Spine, No Rubbing To Tips], In A Fine, As-New Dust Jacket. Book And Dj Were Protected By A Tightly Fitting Folding Heavy Plastic Protector, Hence… Read more about this item Item Price
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Against the Fall of Night
by CLARKE, Arthur C.
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- 1953
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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(New York): Gnome Press, 1953. Hardcover. Good/Good. First edition. A chip at the crown of both the book and the jacket, thus good or a little better in an about very good dustwrapper. Inscribed by Arthur C. Clarke to his protégé, one-time secretary, and longtime friend Ian Macauley, who was the dedicatee of his first hardcover novel (*Islands… Read more about this item Item Price
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Against the Fall of Night (Gnome Press 1st/1st Signed)
by Clarke, Arthur C.
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- 1953
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Birmingham, West Midlands, GBR
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$1,858.47
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New York: Gnome Press, 1953. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Gnome first edition first printing. Hardback book is very clean, tight and square. Blue boards clean and sharp. With light rubbing to top and bottom edges at corners. The spine is straight with perfect red titling. The spine… Read more about this item Item Price
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AGAINST THE FALL OF NIGHT
by Clarke, Arthur C.
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- Used - Some tanning to end papers, some rubs to lower board edges, a nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with a 23 mm closed
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- [1953]
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Laurel, Maryland, USA
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[New York]: Gnome Press, Inc., [1953]. First edition. Some tanning to end papers, some rubs to lower board edges, a nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with a 23 mm closed tear to the upper front panel and some very mild shelf wear. (28451). Octavo, boards. Inscribed and signed by Clarke on the front free… Read more about this item Item Price
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Against the Fall of Night
by Arthur C Clarke
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- 1960
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Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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Against the Fall of Night by Arthur C Clarke, Pyramid G554, 1960, first printing. Cover art by Robert V Engle. Bright, square and tight; light edge wear. Item Price
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Against the Fall of Night
by Clarke, Arthur C
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- First Paperback Edition - First Printing
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- 1954
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Campbell River, British Columbia, CAN
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$14.95
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New York: Perma Books, 1954. #310. A solid reading copy with the front cover loosening from the text block and the spine. Bookstamp to the first page. Interiors are tightly bound and only lightly tanned. Soft cover wraps show corner creasing and chipping. Hard rub to the spine base resulting in some loss for about half an inch. Reading copy,… Read more about this item Item Price
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AGAINST THE FALL OF NIGHT
by Clarke, Arthur C.
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- 1960
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N. Potomac, Maryland, USA
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$10.00
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NY: Pyramid, 1960. 1st printing, Oct. 1960; #G554. Cover art by Robert V. Engle. Corner wear; tanning; address label and date-stamp on first page; # in pen and label offset/shadow inside cover.. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good+ to Near Fine. Item Price
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Against the Fall of Night
by Clarke, Arthur C. (SIGNED!)
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- 1953
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Tucson, Arizona, USA
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$600.00
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New York: Gnome, 1953 A Fiirst Edition in Very Good condition with an unclipped Very Good Minus condition Dust Jacket. Cover Art by Kelly Freas (misspelled as Frease on the jacket. flap). Boards have slight bumps on all four corners, the bottom edges and top of spine are scuffed, and there is spotting on the spine.… Read more about this item Item Price
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AGAINST THE FALL OF NIGHT
by Clarke, Arthur C.
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- 1953
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Rochester, Michigan, USA
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$763.60
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AGAINST THE FALL OF NIGHT, Gnome Press, 1953, first edition, near fine in fine full color pictorial dust-wrapper. The authors first novel begun in 1937. SIGNED by the author on a bookplate laid in. Item Price
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Against the Fall of Night
by Arthur C. Clarke
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- 1953
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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$299.99
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Against the Fall of Night, A Science Fiction Novel by Arthur C. Clarke, Published by Gnome Press, 1953 First Edition, Hardcover with Original Dust Jacket in Protective Mylar Sleeve ---- Very Good Vintage Condition. The book and dust jacket are clean, covers attached, secure binding, crisp inner pages, unmarked, no writing, no highlighting, no stains, no ripped pages, no edge… Read more about this item Item Price
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AGAINST THE FALL OF NIGHT
by Clarke, Arthur C.
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- Used - A near fine copy with some rubbing to edges in a near fine dust jacket with a small fingernail size chip to upper spine panel/fr
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- [1953]
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Laurel, Maryland, USA
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$450.00
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[New York]: Gnome Press, Inc, [1953]. First edition. A near fine copy with some rubbing to edges in a near fine dust jacket with a small fingernail size chip to upper spine panel/front panel fold. (8176). Octavo, boards. Item Price
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Against the Fall of Night
by Clarke, Arthur C.
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- First edition
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- 1953
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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
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$300.00
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New York: Gnome Press Inc, 1953. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 21 x 14 cm. Octavo. 223pp. Blue cloth in dust jacket. Jacket designed by Frank Kelly Frease. Stated first edition. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Some edgewear to head and tail of jacket spine. Light spotting to foredge. Later revised… Read more about this item Item Price
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Against the Fall of Night
by Arthur C. Clarke
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- 1st Edition 1st Printing
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- 1954
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Stoney Creek, Ontario, CAN
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$20.00
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Perma Star, 1954. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. Richard Powers. First paperback edition/printing (1954 Perma 310). Fine and sharp condition! Super surreal and evocative cover art by Richard Powers! The classic story and yet remains my favorite version.
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Against the Fall of Night
by Clarke, Arthur C. (Author)
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- 1953
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Richland, Washington, USA
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$610.50
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Gnome Press, Inc., 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Used Book: Hard Cover Blue boards with purple print. 223pp. Stated first edition. Faint toning to the endpapers and outside edges. Pages are bright crisp and clean and the binding it tight. Faint shelf lean with light rubbing to the spine ends and cover corners. The bottom… Read more about this item Item Price
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Against the Fall of Night
by Clarke, Arthur C.
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- 1983
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- Paperback
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- 9780425059746
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Mississauga, Ontario, CAN
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$6.79
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New York: Berkley Books # 05974 1st Printing, 1983 ----------paperback. Modest shelfwear, an unread near fine to fine copy.. .. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine to Fine. Illus. by Vincent di Fate (front cover). Note: our prices on Biblio are the LOWEST of any of the sites on which we list our books. Item Price
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Against the Fall of Night
by Clarke, Arthur C.
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- Used - Very Good+
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- 1st Edition
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- 1954
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- Mass Market Paperback
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Wolfeboro Falls, New Hampshire, USA
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$15.00
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New York: Permabooks, 1954. 1st Edition . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good+. Richard Powers. VG+ in wraps, now bagged in archival poly bag. Perma Star 310 with "1st printing.August, 1954", on copyright page. Light rubbing.at edges, spine somewhat faded, light spine roll, light bump to upper corner of back cover.
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Against the Fall of Night
by Clarke, Arthur C.
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- Used - BOOK VERY GOOD+
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- JACKET VERY GOOD+
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- 1st Edition
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- 1953
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- Hard Cover
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LEXINGTON, South Carolina, USA
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$1,295.00
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New York: Gnome Press, 1953. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. BOOK VERY GOOD+/JACKET VERY GOOD+. 8vo - over 7¾"" - 9¾"" tall. Signed by Author. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on a decorative bookplate. A VERY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT, ATTRACTIVE DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. 1st printing. NO PREVIOUS… Read more about this item Item Price
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Against the Fall of Night
by Arthur C. Clarke
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1953
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
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$250.00
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Blue cloth covered boards in a pictorial unclipped dustjacket wrapped in mylar. A clean copy with no previous owners' names or other defacements.
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Against the Fall of Night
by Clarke Arthur C
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- Used - Very Good
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- Good
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- First Edition
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- 1991
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- Hardcover
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- 9780575047655
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Ilminster, Somerset, GBR
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$23.07
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London: Gollancz S F. There is some light rippling and shelf wear to the d/w. . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1991. Item Price
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Against the Fall of Night
by Arthur C. Clarke
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- Fine
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- 1st Edition
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- 1953
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- Hardback
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Hutton Cranswick, East Yorkshire, GBR
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$769.02
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New York: Gnome Press. New York, Gnome Press, 1953. First edition, first impression. Hardback. A fine copy. First hardback edition, published earlier in Startling Stories in 1948 (making it Clarke's first novel). Subsequently expanded and published as The City and the Stars. A little bumping to the spine tips at the boards, owner's name and a small ink mark (both… Read more about this item Item Price
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