STARMAN JONES.
London: Sidgwick & Jackson, [1954]. Octavo, boards. First edition. A Heinlein juvenile novel. "Striking are the detailed, convincing picture of spaceship operational procedures and the suspense whenever the ship must pass through an anomaly."- Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-516. "An orphaned youth on an overcrowded future Earth longs to go into space. He manages to gain a berth aboard a starship which goes astray and winds up in an unknown region. Luckily, the hero's mathematical ability enables him to calculate the route home through hyperspace. A gripping 'juvenile' in this author's best vein." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition, p. 349. Slight lean, a very good copy in a very good dust jacket with mild wear to the spine ends and corner tips, closed tear and small chip at the lower left front corner, several small closed tears to the rear panel, jacket show overall dust soiling. (33413). Item #33413
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