Description
For sale: a Rare First Uncut hardcover edition of Stranger in a Strange Land: For the first time the original uncut version by Robert A. Heinlein. First THUS Edition described, 1991 Ace/Putnan. First Printing with full number line reversed, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. Not the Book Club Edition.
The book is in Very Good condition with clean, lightly faded boards, strong title ink on a convex spine, lightly foxed top page block, tight binding, no spine tilt, rolled spine ends, moderate to heavy edge wear, and lightly rubbed corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition, with o other marks, inscriptions, or any other signs of ownership. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with the price cut from the front flap, and mild surface and edge wear. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
The uncut version commemorating Putnam’s thirtieth anniversary of the first edition. Includes List of Other Books by Robert A. Heinlein; Author Dedication; Preliminary Page Notice; and a Preface by Virginia Heinlein. Valentine Michael Smith is a human being raised on Mars, newly returned to Earth. Among his people for the first time, he struggles to understand the social mores and prejudices of human nature that are so alien to him, while teaching them his own fundamental beliefs in grokking, watersharing, and love.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
