EXPEDITION TO EARTH.
New York: Ballantine Books, [1953]. Octavo, cover art by Richard Powers, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Ballantine 52. Eleven early stories by this major author, most of them involving space travel and the far future, and written in a yearning, quasi-poetic style. Often they have little stings in the tail. Includes "The Sentinel" (1951), which later formed the basis of the novel and film 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968). [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 3-100]. Base of spine bruised, some edge rubs, a nearly fine to fine copy, unread. (32381). Item #32381
Price: $75.00
See all items by Arthur C. Clarke