THE YEAR WHEN STARDUST FELL.
Philadelphia, Toronto: The John C. Winston Company, [1958]. Octavo, jacket illustration by James Heugh, cloth. First edition. "Cosmic dust from an approaching comet disturbs the surface tension of all metals, causing them to blend together. The resulting destruction of virtually all machinery breeds violence and chaos. Ken Maddox, his chemist father, and a few other scientists find a remedy ... Best of the author's three novels in the Winston 1950s series." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-579. Part of the Winston juvenile series. One of the more uncommon titles. Previous owners name in ink to rear free end paper, a fine copy in a fine price clipped first state dust jacket (lists 29 titles on rear panel). A bright, sharp copy. Part of an original single owner collection. (27539). Item #27539
Price: $750.00