SOWDEN, Lewis.
Tomorrow's Comet.
London, Robert Hale Limited, 1951.
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First book edition, first impression, originally serialised under the title Star of Doom in Blue Book Magazine in 1949.
Tomorrow's Comet was inspired by the 1937 near-Earth pass of asteroid 69230 Hermes, and is told from the perspective of a journalist who is one of the first non-scientists to learn the news.
First edition; 8vo; contents toned, corner of rear blank torn, top edge of the text block darkened and spotted; original red cloth, titles to spine gilt, spine rolled, cloth a little rubbed and dulled at the extremities, a very good copy in the rubbed and dulled jacket with some creases, nicks, and short splits, mild dampstain to the lower edges, and a larger tear from the corner of the rear flap affecting the text; 302 pp.
Tomorrow's Comet was inspired by the 1937 near-Earth pass of asteroid 69230 Hermes, and is told from the perspective of a journalist who is one of the first non-scientists to learn the news.
First edition; 8vo; contents toned, corner of rear blank torn, top edge of the text block darkened and spotted; original red cloth, titles to spine gilt, spine rolled, cloth a little rubbed and dulled at the extremities, a very good copy in the rubbed and dulled jacket with some creases, nicks, and short splits, mild dampstain to the lower edges, and a larger tear from the corner of the rear flap affecting the text; 302 pp.
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Tomorrow's Comet.
Regular price
£85.00
Sale price
£85.00
Regular price