MISSING MEN OF SATURN.
Philadelphia, Toronto: The John C. Winston Company, [1958]. Octavo, jacket illustration by Alex Schomburg, cloth. Later, second printing. A hundred years after the members of the first expedition to the dreaded planet Saturn vanished one by one, the second expedition's spaceship lands on its moon Titan. "Subsequently, the crew is exposed to a series of terrifying incidents, and members disappear. Gradually, it becomes apparent that Saturn is inhabited, and both the Saturnians, an old civilized race, and the descendants of Captain Dearborn, first explorer of Saturn who disappeared mysteriously, do not want any interlopers. The crew, however, is set free as the Saturnians decide rapprochement is inevitable. Suspenseful, well-written mystery for two-thirds of the book; then speculation about the possibility of life on Saturn intrudes." - Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 5-90. Part of the popular Winston juvenile series published between 1952-1961, which introduced many young readers to science fiction. Anatomy of Wonder (1976) 5-55. Previous owners name in ink to rear free end paper, a fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with mild rubbing and stress creases to lower spine panel, touch of wear to head of spine panel, small "v" shaped sliver chip to upper rear panel color fade to the spine panel and upper left edge of front panel (note: upper front flap corner clipped). Part of an original single owner collection. (27524). Item #27524
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