VANDALS OF THE VOID.
Philadelphia, Toronto: The John C. Winston Company, [1953]. Octavo, cover illustration by Alex Schomburg, cloth. First edition. The author's first hardcover title. "Future piracy and old-fashioned megalomania play prominent roles in this novel of space rockets being attacked, taken, and reconverted into a fleet designed to conquer Earth and its colonies ... Stylistically one of the best written Winston 1950s novels." - Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 5-161. Part of the popular Winston juvenile series published between 1952-1961, which introduced many young readers to science fiction. Top edge dusty, slight bump to head of spine panel, a nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with some mild edge rubbing and light shelf wear to spine ends. (15435). Item #15435
Price: $750.00