Sagan, Carl

Contact

ISBN: 0671434004
New York, NY, USA: Simon and Schuster, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. "For centuries humanity has dreamed of life and intelligence beyond the Earth; for decades scientists have searched for it in every corner of the sky; for years Project Argus, a vast, sophisticated complex of radio telescopes, has listened for a signal indicating the existence, somewhere in the universe, of extra-terrestrial intelligence. Then, one afternoon, the course of human history is changed, abruptly and forever. The Message, awaited for so long, its very possibility doubted by so many, arrives. Contact has been made. Life, intelligence, someone, something beyond Earth, 26 light-years away, in the vicinity of the star Vega, is calling, beaming across space a wholly unexpected message to say that we are not- have never been- alone." (from front flap) The acclaimed science fiction novel by Carl Sagan (1934-1996), the great & prolific American astronomer, scientist, documentarian, academician & Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Contact is based on & weaves actual "hard" science—to which Sagan contributed—into its story, & is the basis for the popular 1997 film version starring Jodie Foster. Hardcover in unclipped dust jacket, first edition, first printing as indicated by number sequence at copyright page. An essential collectible by the enormously esteemed & beloved Communicator of the Cosmos, in its rarest contemporary form. Book in relatively exceptional very fine condition with only a touch of wear & a few tiny bumps, creases at edges & corners of front, back covers & spine; the slightest rubbing, a hint of age-toning & occasional faint spotting to edges of text block; otherwise appearing substantially mint inside & out. Dust jacket very fine with only slight rubbing, faint scratching to front, back covers & spine; a bit of wear & some tiny bumps, creases at edges & corners of same & flaps; mild-to-moderate age-toning to flaps especially at mostly blank margins/edges. Very Fine / Very Fine. [Item #8750]

Price: $150.00