[publisher: Michael Joseph, London, 1958. First U.K. edition.] Hardcover 8vo, 208pp. A very good hardback copy in like dust jacket with mild foxing to rear. Offsetting to half-title.
[Camberwell, VIC, Australia] [Publication Year: 1958]
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[publisher: The Science Fiction Book Club, London] Hardcover Second UK hardback edition. The novel was first published in the UK Michael Joseph in 1958. Originally published in the US by Doubleday in 1956. There is a little bumping to the bottom rear corner of the boards and some browning to the spine, particularly at the top and bottom. There is a little browning to the page edges with some dark spotting to the top edges. Original owner's name and address stamped to the top corner of the front free endpaper and also the title page and dedication page but the pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. The jacket has a half-inch piece missing at the top of the spine and a one inch piece missing at the bottom of the spine which has quite a bit of browning and fading to the lettering. The rear panel has three small edge nicks and a little edge creasing and the front panel has a small tear and a little creasing to the bottom edge. There is also some chipping at the corners. Jacket design by Cecil W. Bacon.
[Beccles, SUFFO, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1959]
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