(#169850) NORSTRILIA. Cordwainer Smith, Paul M. A. Linebarger.

NORSTRILIA. London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1988. Octavo, boards. First hardcover edition. "A boy from the sheep-farming planet Norstrillia becomes so rich that he is able to 'buy' Old Earth. Highly original, wacky and episodic ..." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 259. NORSTRILIA, Linebarger's only SF novel, was broken into two shorter novels for its original publication as THE PLANET BUYER (1964) and THE UNDERPEOPLE (1968). See Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1050. Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 46. Survey of Science Fiction Literature IV, pp. 1555-9. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#169850).

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