first edition
1948 · Providence, R.I.
by Hubbard, L[afayette] Ron[ald]
Providence, R.I.: Hadley Publishing Co., 1948. Octavo, cloth. First edition. One of Hubbard's best novels, first published in 1940 as a three-part serial in ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION, a pessimistic meditation on the theme of "the ambiguity of all revolutions." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-549. In 333. A fine copy in fine dust jacket with hint of wear at spine ends and front corner tips and some of age tanning, mainly to spine panel and along flap folds. An attractive copy. (#71809) (Inventory #: 71809)