- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.The BiblioFile
AbeBooks seller since November 30, 2006
Condition: Used - Fine
£ 276.80
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
1961 at copyright; no other dates. Bluish green boards, yellow spine titles, light shelf wear. Deckled pages near fine, clean; no writing. Bright yellow top-stain. Bind fine; hinges intact. Scarce dust wrapper, light shelf wear, rub; protected in new, clear sleeve. Intriguing jacket design by Ben Feder features blue-green imagery of sculpture w/yellow spine titles; sculpture depicts muscular bodies embracing w/cubes as heads melting into each other amid several faces discovered of transmogrified alien faces w/three fingers/teeth biting in. Portrait of finely dressed Heinlein at back panel engrossed in book. Very attractive. Code 1881 at back flap. Robert Heinlein's Hugo Award-winning all-time masterpiece, the brilliant novel that grew from 'cult' status to mass control bestseller to deemed sci-fi classic. Intriguing as this 'communalism,' masked as more refined or correct status of mind, led to the blueprint of the generation grokking its contents. Also set the table for the 'space' race and Kubrick's odyssey, and mixed class messaging as in we own it all and thou shall share in squalor. Raised by Martians on Mars, Valentine Michael Smith is a human who has never seen another member of his species. Sent to Earth, he is a stranger who must learn what it is to be a man. But his own beliefs and powers exceed the limits of all others, and as he teaches them about grokking and water-sharing, he also inspires a transformation that will alter Earth’s inhabitants forever. According to review of Brooks Peck: Stranger in a Strange Land, winner of the 1962 Hugo Award, is the story of V. Michael Smith, born during, and the only survivor of, the first manned mission to Mars. Michael is raised by Martians, and he arrives on Earth as a true innocent: he has never seen a woman and has no knowledge of Earth's cultures or religions. But he brings turmoil with him, as he is the legal heir to an enormous financial empire, not to mention de facto owner of the planet Mars. With the irascible popular author Jubal Harshaw to protect him, Michael explores human morality and the meanings of love. He founds his own church, preaching free love and disseminating the psychic talents taught him by the Martians. Ultimately, he confronts the fate reserved for all messiahs. The impact of Stranger in a Strange Land was considerable, leading many children of the 60's to set up households based on Michael's water-brother nests. Heinlein loved to pontificate through the mouths of his characters, so modern readers must be willing to overlook the occasional sour note ("Nine times out of ten, if a girl gets raped, it's partly her fault."). That aside, Stranger in a Strange Land is one of the master's best, provocative as he always loved to be. Can you grok it? Printed in the USA. 414 pages. Insure post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. …
Seller Inventory # 020516
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Stranger In a Strange Land
- Author
- Heinlein, Robert A.
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York
- Publication year
- 1961
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Book Type
- Book
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Illustrator
- Feder, Ben (Jacket Design)
- Edition
- First Book Club Edition.
The BiblioFile
Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since November 30, 2006
Shipping rates within U.S.A.
| Item | 4 to 14 business days | 2 to 5 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | £ 12.83 | £ 20.40 |
Payment methods
Store description
Great selection from personal collection.
Specialty
Literature & Fiction, Rare & Collectible, Esoterica, Children's Books, History, Social Sciences, Religion & Theology, Non-fictionSeller's business information
The BiblioFile
OR, U.S.A.
Terms of sale
Refunds offered upon return receipt.
Right of withdrawal
If you are a consumer you can withdraw from the contract in accordance with the following. Consumer means any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession.
Information regarding the right of withdrawal
Statutory right to withdraw
You have the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.
The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good or the last lot or piece.
To exercise the right of withdrawal, electronically fill in and submit a clear statement on our website, under "My Purchases" in "My Account". We will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a withdrawal on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.
To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.
Effects of withdrawal
If you withdraw from this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us).
We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of unnecessary handling by you.
We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract.
We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.
We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back, or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.
You shall send back the goods or hand them over to The BiblioFile, Gladstone, Michigan, U.S.A., without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your withdrawal from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.
Exceptions to the right of withdrawal
The right of withdrawal does not apply to:
- The delivery of newspapers, journals or magazines with the exception of subscription contracts; and
- The supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium (e.g. on a CD or DVD) if you accepted when you placed your order that we could start to deliver it, and that you could not withdraw once delivery had started.
Shipping terms
Books usually post within two days. Based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If over five lbs./oversized, additional post may be applicable.