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Lot #458
Robert A. Heinlein Twice-Signed Book - Starship Troopers

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UPDATE: NOTE: This lot description has been revised to include mention of a full Robert A. Heinlein signature being present on the title page.


Description

Signed book: Starship Troopers. Third impression. NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1959. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 209 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page in blue ballpoint, "To Nelson M. Lynde, Major General USA Rtd., quondam Corporal 110th Eng. (Combat), and winner 'Best Individual Soldier'—Fort Leavenworth, Aug. 1924—with warm respect and long affection, Bob, (Robert A. Heinlein)," and signed again on the title page, "Robert A. Heinein." In fine condition. Book condition: VG+/VG, with a price-clipped jacket. Heinlein's Starship Troopers, winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel, is a seminal science fiction novel that explores themes of citizenship, duty, and military service.

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