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Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1963. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 210 pages; Fair/Fair; spine black and white pictorial with black lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut: "$3.50", chipping to head and tail of spine; ex-library, with significant usual markings, including pocket and label to front free endpaper, stamp to title page, ink to copyright page, label to tail of spine of dust jacket, and tape to boards; small ink 'x' to front free endpaper; significant finger smudges, staining, and wear to text block; First Printing with code "E 33" printed on Page 210, stated "First Edition"; shelved case 8. Way Station won the 1964 Hugo Award for Best Novel. 1365412. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

"Way Station" is one of Clifford D. Simak's most acclaimed novels. It tells the story of Enoch Wallace, an American Civil War veteran who becomes the lone operator of a way station for interplanetary travel. Emphasizing themes of isolation, humanity, and peace, the novel is known for its thoughtful exploration of what it means to be human.