Greenberg (Martin, editor) Men Against the Stars
£225
London, Grayson & Grayson, 1951.
First UK edition. 8vo. Original red cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 8s6d.
Themed collection of 12 science fiction stories dealing with space travel taken from the early modern genre pulp magazines. Contributors include Isaac Asimov, A.E. Van Vogt, Hal Clement, Lewis Padgett (husband-wife team pen name of Henry Kuttner & C.L. Moore), L. Ron Hubbard, Manly Wade Wellman and Murray Leinster.
In stock
A little minor foxing; cloth slightly sunned at head of spine otherwise very good; dust-jacket a little rubbed with some wear to head of spine, overall very good.
Jacket artwork initialled C.W.B.
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