The Wind From The Sun CLARKE, Arthur C Modern Firsts

Jacket Condition: Very Good -. 1st Edition, 14 x 20.7 cm teal cloth with copper stamped titles to the spine and the ISBN number stamped in copper to the rear board, viii[ii] 193[1] pp. Signed, inscribed and dated by the author, unusually, on the dedication page likely to the dedicatee, Peter, as it appears to follow on from the dedication, no other name is used and it is just signed "Arthur". Both First Edition and publisher's letter code BCDEF stated on copyright page as called for. [Currey 92] The boards have significant loss of colour to the rear and rubbing to the corners, spine tips and edges. There is a splash mark on the verso of the front free endpaper and half title and the authors inscription and signature to the dedication page but otherwise the pages are clean. The dust jacket is rubbed to the corners, edges and spine tips with some marking to the rear and loss to the corners and minimal chips to the spine. There are also a few short tears and associated creasing. An interesting collectuion of 18 short stories. Unusual to find signed. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.