Assignment In Eternity Four Long Science Fiction Stories

Heinlein, Robert A.

Published by Fantasy Press, Reading, PA, 1953

About this Item

Cover Art; First Edition. This is an Advanced Review Copy. Near Fine condition and a Fair dust jacket. This is a set of folded, gathered and sewn signatures which are still unbound, and with the top edge of the pages still uncut. The signatures are in clean, bright condition. The signatures are enclosed in a copy of the first edition dust jacket. The dust jacket has edge wear, nicks, small chips and numerous tears that have been repaired on the reverse by a former owner with clear tape. This unbound state of the book was used as an advanced reading copy or review copy and is the "rarest state of this book". "Assignment in Eternity, is a collection of four mixed science fiction and fantasy novellas by Robert A. Heinlein, first published in hardcover by Fantasy Press in 1953, with some of the stories somewhat revised from their original magazine publications, as follows.The story materials of all four novellas were revisited by Heinlein in later, more expansive novels. A number of figures of Lost Legacy, for example, are carried into Stranger in a Strange Land (1961) , a book which ultimately could be said to have the same theme as the 1939 novella." (from Wikipedia). Seller Inventory # A43159

Bibliographic Details

Title: Assignment In Eternity Four Long Science ...

Publisher: Fantasy Press, Reading, PA

Publication Date: 1953

Binding: Other

Illustrator: Illustrated by Ric Binkley

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fair

Edition: Advance Review Copy.