Against the Fall of Night

Clarke, Arthur C.

Published by Gnome Press, Inc, New York, 1953

About this Item

:: A billion years in the future. Once, man's empire encompassed the entire universe, but now the last vestige of his vanished glory is a solitary city lost in the shifting sands of an age-worn Earth. :: Bound in publisher's blue cloth, author, title, and press are lettered upon spine in purple. Octavo (8 1/4 x 5 5/8 inches; 208 x 144 millimeters). 223 pages. Condition: Very Good+, in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Crown and foot of spine, corners and bottom of boards a touch rubbed. Rear paste-down has small abrasion. Dust jacket is price clipped, has small splits along edges. One chip top edge rear panel, a couple of small vertical tears from bottom edge. Overall, quite nice.

Seller Inventory # 395

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Against the Fall of Night
• Publisher: Gnome Press, Inc, New York
• Publication Date: 1953
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Frank Kelly Frease (Jacket Design)
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good