Clarke (Arthur C.) The City and the Stars
£125
London, Frederick Muller, 1956.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.
A reworking of Clarke’s earlier novella Against the Fall of Night (1948).
In stock
Boards softening to head of spine; jacket worn at corners, but otherwise very good.
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