Fantastic Planets 1979 First Edition Hardcover DJ Suares Siegel David Owen Sci-F

by J. C. Suares, Richard Siegel

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First edition

Fantastic Planets by Jean-Claude Suares and Richard Siegel, with text by David Owen. First Edition, 1979. Published by Reed Books, a division of Addison House. A fantastic vintage visual survey of imagined worlds, science fiction cinema and real space exploration. The book combines science-fiction artwork and movie imagery with photographs and concepts involving the Moon, Mars, other planets and the possibilities of life beyond Earth. Includes 54 color and 138 black-and-white photographs/illustrations across approximately 160 pages. Especially fun for collectors of vintage science fiction, space exploration, retro-futurism, science-fiction film imagery and 1970s illustrated books. Condition: Very good vintage hardcover with original dust jacket. Blue cloth boards are clean and attractive with bright gilt spine lettering. Interior is clean and well preserved. Original illustrated dust jacket is present and retains the $17.95 publisher’s price on the flap. Jacket shows age-related edge wear, rubbing and small tears/chipping, particularly along the upper edge and spine area. Please see photographs for exact condition. Details: * First Edition, 1979 * Reed Books / Addison House * Hardcover with original dust jacket * Jean-Claude Suares & Richard Siegel * Text by David Owen * 160 pages * 54 color and 138 B&W images * ISBN 0-89169-534-6 * Original $17.95 jacket price intact A distinctive late-1970s science-fiction and space-art book with great period graphics.

• Publisher: Penguin New Zealand, The Limited
• Year: 1979
• ISBN: 9780891695349
• Condition: Good

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