Anthropologist Paul Ellery discovers that the small Texas town of Jefferson Springs is actually an imitation of small-town America created by the aliens who now offer him a chance to explore the universe
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Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G051755867XI4N10
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G051755867XI3N00
Seller: Space Age Books LLC, Conroe, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. "First Edition" and full printing line with "1" on its copyright page. This book is in very good+ condition, marred only by faint stains on right edge of the text block, plus light bumps on spine ends. Its binding is sound and square, with no spine crease. Covers are unmarked and otherwise unworn, with bright gilt titles on its spine. Pages are unworn and otherwise unmarked. Its dust jacket, now protected by a removable mylar cover, is in near fine condition: whole, bright, unmarked and unworn, marred only by a price-clipped front flap. I will ship this book in a moisture proof zip-loc bag, padded in bubble wrap, inside a sturdy box to assure it reaches its new owner in the same condition as my description. Seller Inventory # 002915
Seller: The Shop Around The Corner, Elgin, IL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Booth, Michael (Jacket Painting) (illustrator). First Edition. base01 5¼"x7¼"; 207 pages; "Classics of Modern Science Fiction": Series editor, George Zembrowski; The binding and pages are clean, tight and square. There is no underlining, highlighting or margin notes. Dustjacket has a clear polyester book jacket cover. A used copy with normal reading wear. If you order more than one book, I will combine the books in order to reduce postage costs. If you have any questions, contact me before ordering for details. Seller Inventory # 004624
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. New Edition. This edition has an introduction by George Zebrowski and a foreward by Isaac Asimov. ; Classics of Modern Science Fiction Volume 9. Seller Inventory # 162843
Seller: DJ Smith Books, Carmichael, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Binding is tight and pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has very light wear and is in a mylar cover. Seller Inventory # 002316
Seller: Granada Bookstore, IOBA, Woodlawn, IL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Stated First Edition (First Thus) With The Number Line Indicating A First Printing. The Book Has A Few Tiny Tears At The Spine Tips. The Unclipped Jacket Has Moderate Wear And Mild Age Toning. A Few Tiny Tears At The Edges. Seller Inventory # 033221
Seller: Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA, Austin, MN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Thus. Near fine jacket. Seller Inventory # 115627
Seller: biblioboy, North Providence, RI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition Thus. Introduction by George Zebrowsk Foreword by Isaac Asimov New York: Crown Publishers Inc 1985 Hardcover. 051755867X . First edition thus. 207 pages. Remainder dot to the top edge else Near Fine copy lightly bumped in Fine jacket clph. Seller Inventory # 868404
Seller: Bookfever, IOBA (Volk & Iiams), Ione, CA, U.S.A.
Condition: FINE. First thus. The author's second novel (and the one he admits is his favorite) written while he was working on his PhD in anthropology, originally published in 1954, a thoughtful story of a small town in Texas which is not what it appears to be. Volume 9 in the Crown Classics of Modern Science Fiction Series with a foreword by Asimov, an introduction by George Zebrowski and a new afterword by the author. Small format. 207 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 36665