[publisher: Sidgwick & Jackson, London] Hardcover First Edition The UK First edition hardback from 1953, with green boards; this is the first volume of the Future History Series and contains a reprint of his first published story "Life-Line" along with five other stories and an introduction by John Campbell. This is a unique book. It is signed as "Robert A. Heinlein" above the title on the title page, inscribed on the title page and signed again as "Bob Heinlein" -- but then it is also initialed on the dedication page (To Ginny) as "RaH", under a drawing of a female figure labelled as "Ginny" next to a depiction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The inscription reads:" To Neville Cohen -- Between raindrops, in Sydney, 21 Feb 54 All good wishes!". This is the day after Robert attended a meeting of the Futurian Society of Sydney in Oxford Street Darlinghurst. The book and dustjacket are in Very Good condition. The pages are heavily foxed; on the front page there are both a sticker for a Sydney bookshop and the stamp of a Neville Cohen -- the same person to whom the book is inscribed. The dustjacket has one small chip at the top of the spine and a small tear at the bottom of the spine; it has some creasing and some dark marks on the back cover -- please see the pictures for more detail. The dustjacket is protected by an archival cover and the book comes with custom clamshell case included; this is from my ...
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