Item #27517 THE VAULT OF AGES. Poul Anderson.

THE VAULT OF AGES.

Philadelphia, Toronto: John C. Winston Company, [1958]. Octavo, jacket illustration by Paul Orban, cloth. Later, second printing. "Five hundred years after 'the Doom,' barbarian tribes mine the cities for metal. Two boys use the technology from a time vault to defeat invaders and cause the lifting of the taboo on the old knowledge. Philosophical wisdom also stored in the vault will prevent its misuse this time." - Brians, Nuclear Holocausts: Atomic War in Fiction, 1895-1984, p. 119. "Brisk adventure, well written ..." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-28. Anderson's first book. Part of the classic Winston science fiction series for young readers published between 1952 and 1961. Anatomy of Wonder (1976) 5-3; (1981) 4-3; (1987) 5-4; (1995) 5-4. Previous owners name in ink to rear free end paper, lower corners bumped, a nearly fine copy in a just about fine dust jacket with a touch of edge rubbing and a few mild stress creases (note: no printed price to jacket flap). A lovely, bright copy. Part of an original single owner collection. (27517). Item #27517

Price: $100.00

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