Author | Olaf Stapledon |
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Cover artist | Jack Gaughan |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Science fiction |
Publisher | Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. |
Publication date | 1949 |
Media type | Print (hardback) |
Pages | 282 pp |
OCLC | 1813201 |
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