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Clarke, Arthur C.

New York: Ballantine Books, [1953]. Octavo, boards. First edition. Clarke's first collection of short fiction. "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)." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), pp. 125-6. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 3-100]. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of shelf wear to extremities. (36174). Item #36174

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