THE SKYLARK OF SPACE.
Providence, RI: Hadley Publishing Company, [1947]. Octavo, pp [1-11] 12-303 [304: blank], five inserted illustrations by O. G. Estes, Jr., original brown cloth, spine stamped in gold. Second edition. "The archetypal pulp space opera, first published in AMAZING STORIES in 1928." - Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 2-114. "This was the story that revealed the potential of the galaxy as a vast playground for action-adventure fiction." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1053. 1000 copies printed. Smith's first book, preceded by a pamphlet printing a convention speech. [Reference: Survey of Science Fiction Literature V, pp. 2091-95. In 333]. Light tide marks along page edges, a very good copy in a good dust jacket with brown tape to the verso at the spine ends and corners which bleeds through to the front of the jacket. (37184). Item #37184
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