Gateway to the Stars:A Science Fiction Anthology
signed first edition Hardcover
1955 · London
by Carnell, John (ed.)
London: Museum Press, 1955. Original black paper covered boards which are very nice indeed on the outside. Silver gilt titling on the spine. Inside, the pastedowns have some mold scarring, but there is no musty smell. The dust jacket is full color pictorial with a small amount of rubbing on top joint, and l closed tear at the bottom of the top panel. There is some mold injury to the inside of the jacket, which is covered by a Brodart, and is not at all redolent. The text is very clean. The list, chosen by the editor of a leading English science fiction magazine is a good one, and the inscription is a personal one: "To.......in deep and appreciative Friendship, Sincerely/John Carnell/23-III-55".. Author's Inscription. First. Paper Covered Boards. Fair +/Fair-. 8vo. Trade. (Inventory #: WN590245)