FIVE AGAINST VENUS.
Philadelphia, Toronto: The John C. Winston Company, [1958]. Octavo, jacket illustration by Virgil Finlay, cloth. Later, fourth printing. A Robinsonade in which an "average American family" on their way to the Moon is stranded on Venus, an unpleasant, unexplored planet with a hostile environment including bat people and flesh eating plants. Part of the classic Winston science fiction series for young readers published between 1952 and 1961. Anatomy of Wonder (1976) 5-54. Previous owners name in ink to rear free end paper, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of wear to base of spine and lower corner tips (note: no printed price to jacket flap). A bright, sharp copy. Part of an original single owner collection. (27513). Item #27513
Price: $150.00