Another item from that Heritage Auctions Poul Anderson lot.
Anderson, Poul and Gordon Dickson. Earthman’s Burden. Gnome Press, 1957. First edition hardback (“First Edition” stated, as per Currey, in Currey (A) binding of light blue boards lettered in dark blue), a Very Good+ copy with light wear to heel and bottom edge, points lightly bumped and pushed very slight inward, slight bump at heel, very slight dent farther up spine, traces of foxing to endpapers, and typical age darkening to pages, in a Very Good+ dust jacket with small nick to center of spine panel, not affecting any text, several small closed tears along edges, slight wrinkling along rear spine fold, general touches of grubbiness, most notifiable along folds and on white rear panel, and a tiny bit of bind-side spotting. Stories of the Hoka, a very imitative species that look like sentient teddy bears. Currey, page 10. Chalker/Owings, page 204 (“wildly funny”). Kemp, The Anthem Series, page 261.
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