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Lot 121

CLARKE, Arthur C. The City and the Stars. New York: Harcour...

Estimate: $150 - $300

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CLARKE, Arthur C. The City and the Stars. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, [1956]. 8vo. 310 pp. Publisher?s full blue marbled boards, front board and spine stamped in colors, publisher?s unclipped (?$3.75?) dust jacket (binding rubbed, bumped, text toned and wrinkled (most likely from moisture), small ink spot on fp.; jacket with 3 tape repairs to verso, jacket toned, worn, soiled, with several chips, tears). Fair. FIRST EDITION OF CLARKE?S REVISED AND EXPANDED VERSION OF HIS DEBUT NOVEL, AGAINST THE FALL OF NIGHT. From the collection of scifi/fantasy collector, Greg Phillips.