Nine Chains to the Moon
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- Lippincott, 1938
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Who published the first edition of Nine Chains to the Moon?
The first edition of Nine Chains to the Moon by R. Buckminster Fuller was published in Philadelphia by Lippincott in 1938.
How many editions of Nine Chains to the Moon are there?
We track 2 editions of Nine Chains to the Moon, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
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Check the title page and its reverse (the copyright page) against the edition: publisher, place and date should match, with no later printing or edition stated. Where we know the issue points, they are listed on the edition's page.