first edition
1967 · New York
by Smith, George O[liver]
New York: Pyramid Books, 1967. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First paperback edition. Pyramid Books T-1724. New foreword by Arthur C. Clarke and new introduction by John W. Campbell, in whose ASTOUNDING the story was first serialized during the years of World War II. A significant edition for its ancillary material. One of the patterning works of pulp space opera. Reginald 13370 (describing the first hardcover edition of 1947). Hint of rubbing to cover edges, a nearly fine, unread copy. (#143831) (Inventory #: 143831)