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CHILDREN OF THE ATOM.

Shiras, Wilmar.

[New York]: Gnome Press, Inc., [1953]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Based on a series of stories published in ASTOUNDING about child supermen in hiding. On the Science Fiction Book Club's list of "The Most Significant SF & Fantasy Books of the Last 50 Years, 1953-2002." [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1008. Survey of Science Fiction Literature I, pp. 349-53]. Previous owner's ink stamp to half title page, upper corners bruised, a nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with a tiny closed tear and creases to upper front corner tip, creases to upper rear corner tip. (30673). Item #30673

Price: $200.00