Clarke (Arthur C.) Earthlight
£250
London, Frederick Muller, 1955.
First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 10/6.
A pioneering tale of lunar colonisation by a master of the sci-fi genre.
In stock
Cloth spine slightly dulled; jacket a little rubbed and creased, but overall VG.
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