VANDALS OF THE VOID.
Philadelphia, Toronto: The John C. Winston Company, [1953]. Octavo, jacket illustration by Alex Schomburg, cloth. First edition. The author's first hardcover title. "Future piracy and old-fashioned megalomania play prominent roles in this novel of space rockets being attacked, taken, and reconverted into a fleet designed to conquer Earth and its colonies ... Stylistically one of the best written Winston 1950s novels." - Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 5-161. Part of the popular Winston juvenile series published between 1952-1961, which introduced many young readers to science fiction. [Reference: Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A3]. A fine copy in a nearly fine price clipped first printing dust jacket (15 titles listed on the rear panel) with the orange ink from the front illustration of the space vehicle very slightly faded on the spine panel, mild rubbing along lower edge and to rear spine fold. An attractive, superior copy. (33056). Item #33056
Price: $750.00