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PRELUDE TO SPACE.

Clarke, Arthur C.

New York: Gnome Press, Inc. with Ballantine Books, [1954]. Small octavo, cover art by Richard Powers, pictorial wrappers. First paperback edition. Ballantine Book 68. Clarke's first SF book. Text differs from those printed in the earlier World (1951) and Sidgwick and Jackson (1953) editions. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 3-103]. Touch of edge rubs, a fine and unread copy. (30341). Item #30341

Price: $45.00