signed first edition 1 vols. 12mo
1956 · New York
by Clarke, Arthur C.
New York: Ballantine Books, 1956. First edition. 1 vols. 12mo. Green cloth. Near fine copy in near fine dust jacket (some mottling to the cloth, faintest soiling to back panel of jacket). First edition. 1 vols. 12mo. Second collection of short fiction by Arthur C. Clarke, including “Rescue Party” (1946), “The Fires Within” (1949), and “The Forgotten Enemy” (1953). “Most are simply told, with twist endings. Quintessential SF” — David Pringle. A nice copy, with minimal toning to the text leaves. Signed by Clarke on the front flyleaf. Currey, p. 115
(Inventory #: 372140)