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WALLACE, F. L. - Address: Centauri

Title: Address: Centauri
Description: New York: Gnome Press, 1955. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Ed Emshwiller. Dust Jacket Art; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean , though the pages have generalized toning due to the acid content of the paper. There is a wonderful science fiction based bookplate by Hannes Bok on the front endpaper. The dust jacket has some light fading to the spine and a couple of small edge tears and nicks to the top spine end and top edge of the rear panel. F. L. Wallace (February 16, 1915 – November 26, 2004) , sometimes credited as Floyd Wallace, was a noted science fiction and mystery writer. He was born in Rock Island, Illinois, in 1915, and died in Tustin, California, in 2004. Wallace spent most of his life in California as a writer and mechanical engineer after attending the University of Iowa. He also attended UCLA. His first published story, "Hideaway", appeared in the magazine Astounding. Galaxy Science Fiction and other science fiction magazines published his subsequent stories, including "Student Body", "Delay in Transit", "Bolden's Pets", and "Tangle Hold". His mystery works include "Driving Lesson", a second-prize winner in the twelfth annual short-story contest held by Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. His novel Address: Centauri was published by Gnome Press in 1955. His works have been translated into numerous languages, and his stories are available today around the world in anthologies. (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

Keywords: Science Fiction F. L. Wallace The Stars Interplanetary Travel New Worlds Alien Races

Price: US$ 35.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 42182

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