Space Lords: A part of the 'Instrumentality Of Mankind' series of books
Language: English
Published by Sphere, 1970
- Softcover
- Used
Condition: Used - Good
US$ 23.11
Quantity: 1 available
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© 1965: A collection of 4 short stories that are a part of the 'Instrumentality Of Mankind' series of books. 1st printing of 1970 edition. Feint penned price to front cover:- Contents: Mother Hitton's Littul Kittons / The Dead Lady of Clown Town / Drunkboat / The Ballad of Lost C'mell:- Synopsis: Take a trip 40,000 years into the future to the weird and wonderful universe of Cordwainer Smith. A universe where giant planoforming ships ply the spacelanes. Where men 'built' from animals labour for mankind - and plot in secret. Where living weapons guard the most important secret in existence - the secret of immortality, A universe ruled by an omnipotent elite known to men as the Lords of the Instrumentality:- (original cost 5' (£0.25)).
Seller Inventory # 20.009.00054
- Title
- Space Lords: A part of the 'Instrumentality Of Mankind' series of books
- Author
- Smith, Cordwainer
- Publisher
- Sphere
- Publication year
- 1970
- Condition
- Good: Moderate signs of wear
- Binding
- Paperback: 7" x 4¼"
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0722179383
- ISBN 13
- 9780722179383
- Illustrator
- Cover Art: Uncredited
- Edition
- 1970 Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Item weight
- 0.1 kilograms
- Dimensions
- 7" (178mm) x 4¼" (108mm)
- Seller catalogs
- Science Fiction
Giant planoforming ships ply the spaceways...
Men "built" from animals do mankind's labor - and plot in secret...
Living weapons guard the most important secret in existence...
A thousand planets acknowledge one ruler - the instrumentality of Mankind...
Wierd, beautiful, terrifying - these stories of the far future paint a picture of the strangest universe ever imagined.
Contains five
Mother Hitton's Littul Kittons
The Dead Lady of Clown Town
Drunkboat
The Ballad of Lost C'mell
A Planet Named Shayol
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
bbs
Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
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