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AGAINST THE FALL OF NIGHT.

Clarke, Arthur C.

[New York]: Gnome Press, Inc., [1953]. Octavo, boards. First edition. Inscribed and signed by Clarke on the front free endpaper. Expanded and rewritten as THE CITY AND THE STARS (1956). This earlier version utilizing the archetypal youth's quest and coming of age theme, a theme lost in the revised version, is still preferred by many readers. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-245. Survey of Science Fiction Literature I, pp. 374-77. Some tanning to end papers, some rubs to lower board edges, a nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with a 23 mm closed tear to the upper front panel and some very mild shelf wear. (28451). Item #28451

Price: $1,500.00