![]() Dust jacket dampstained on front flap, front cover, and spine. Gold spine titles clean and only slightly age dulled. Pages clean with no rippling or waviness or evidence of dampstaining. Front cover also has white rub marks near the bottom edge. The dampstaining does not affect the pages or the spine or the rear cover, but it is very noticeable on the front cover. This book has very noticeable dampstaining to the front cover. Book is bound in the publisher's original green cloth covered boards with gold spine titles. Heinlein's photograph on rear DJ flap, rear DJ cover is an ad and blurbs for Starship Troopers. Dust jacket retains its original price of $4.50. With the code C22 on the last page and the Library of Congress Catalog Card Number on the copyright page. First Edition/First Printing in first state dust jacket. Please see our ABE store for other landmark SciFi titles. ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. ![]() A very handsome signed example of this classic rare book, in extraordinary uncommon condition for this title. Striking dust jacket presenting the book beautifully! Please see detailed images. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price of $4.50. The spine colors remain the intense unfaded green (which more commonly fades to various shades of blue), and the rear panel and flaps are clean and bright with the rear panel having only a slight touch of toning. The dust jacket has No rips, No chips, No tears, No fading, No rubbing, No foxing and No stains. The stunning original dust jacket has benefited from some very very slight restoration to the outer spine tips by an expert paper conservator and presents in fine/near fine condition. ![]() Beautiful clean book, Signed by Robert Heinlein on a laid in signature. The internal pages are fresh, clean, bright and flat with No stains, No writing, No age toning, No bent pages and No foxing. The end papers are clean with no inscriptions, no bookstore stamps and no bookplates. The boards have sharp corners and no edgewear. The book is in crisp fine condition with clean vibrant green cloth boards, and bright unfaded gilt titles on the spine. This printing was the only one in which Starship Troopers is displayed on back panel of dust jacket (all later impressions have an image of Heinlein). All required points for a first edition, first impression book including the C22 code in gutter on page 408, no other impressions and dates listed on the copyright page. Signed by Robert Heinlein on a laid in signature. First Edition, First Printing, Signed Beautiful, crisp, clean FINE book with bright Fine/Near fine dust jacket.
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