VANDALS OF THE VOID.
Philadelphia, Toronto: The John C. Winston Company, [1953]. Octavo, cover illustration by Alex Schomburg, boards. 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. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A3. Board edges rubbed, some tanning to edges of end papers, text paper a bit age darkened, a very good copy in a good price clipped first state dust jacket (lists 15 titles on the rear) with chipping along the upper front edge, corner tips and spine ends, closed tear and crease to upper rear panel. (27160). Item #27160
Price: $75.00