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ROCKWELL, CAREY: : TOM CORBETT SPACE CADET: DANGER IN DEEP SPACE

LONDON.PUBLICITY PRODUCTS LIMITED,nd.[ but 1954.]

ISBN No ISBN.

UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Originally and first published In the US,Grosset & Dunlap, 1953 and copyright by Rockhill Radio in 1953.Though undated,and erroneously cited by some as either 1952/3,it is listed elsewhere (British Library) as published in UK,1954 by arrangement with US publisher.In America, the published series consisted of 8 titles and this was No.2 in the Tom Corbett science fiction adventure series,based on the radio and television show of that era.] NFINE/VG.Handwritten,blue ink, familial gift presentation inscrptn+date to ffe and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, clean,glossy,colour pictorial artwork illustrated dw/dj with edge wear,creasing, rubbing,and light chipping with some minimal loss,a couple of small closed tears along front and rear,top+bottom edges,some splits along folds - i.e all corners of dw/dj - approx 99% present.[Artwork of front+spine identical as that of the US edn but with UK publisher's device to foot of spine and UK adverts instead,to rear panel.]Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,publisher's original orange cloth bds with black ink printed lettering to front bd and spine,with clean plain white eps to front - inscrptn excepted and b/w pictorial illustrated rear eps' with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears,splits or fraying present.Top+fore-edges lightly aged/toned with only the fore-edges showing a few but minimal,faint foxing spots; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread - apart from my own collation.UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7- 182pp [paginated] includes illustrations list/table,XXI (21) chapters,profuse b/w line illustrations by Louis Glanzman,as either part and full page and chapter end-pieces,throughout the text and the book.Plus [unpaginated] b/w illustration between the free endpaper and half-title,a half-title page,a b/w illustrated frntis, and title page and 2pp blanks at rear. Uniform with this volume from this publisher,are listed 4 other titles; 2 TARZAN titles,another Tom Corbett title - No.1 Stand by For Mars. and No.3 Rip Foster Rides the Grey Planet - see following book ID rja875720 for a UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st ednn example.Other Tom Corbett & Tarzan stories in preparation. In this exciting story Tom Corbett and his friends,Astro and Roger Manning, participate in a new daring undertaking. While on an experimental trip in the space ship Polaris to test out some new equipment,they and their chief,Major Connel,learn of a scheme of two notorious space freebooters to steal the rich mineral resources of one of the planet Tara's small satellites.To prevent this they themselves land on the staellite, planning to blast it out of Tara's orbit and into Earth's orbit. When the freebooters capture Tom and the Polaris,leaving Major Connel and the other cadets on the dislodged satellite,hurtling towards the blazing sun of Alpha Centauri, it needs all Tom's wits to right the desperate situation. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight or the value of this item, for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

ROCKWELL, CAREY: : TOM CORBETT SPACE CADET: DANGER IN DEEP SPACE

LONDON.PUBLICITY PRODUCTS LIMITED,nd.[but 1954.]

ISBN No ISBN.

UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Originally and first published In the US,Grosset & Dunlap,1953 and copyright by Rockhill Radio in 1953.Though undated,and erroneously cited by some as either 1952/3,it is listed elsewhere (British Library) as published in UK, 1954 by arrangement with US publisher.In America,the series consisted of 8 titles and this was No.2 in the Tom Corbett science fiction adventure series,based on the radio and television show of that era.] NFINE/VG.Handwritten,blue ink, familial gift presentation inscrptn+date to ffe and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,clean,glossy,colour pictorial artwork illustrated dw/dj with edge wear, creasing,rubbing,and light chipping with some minimal loss,a couple of small closed tears along front and rear,top+bottom edges,some splits along folds - i.e all corners of dw/dj - approx 99% present.[Artwork of front+spine identical as that of the US edn but with UK publisher's device to foot of spine and UK adverts instead,to rear panel.] Bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original orange cloth bds with black ink printed lettering to front bd and spine,with clean plain white eps to front - inscrptn excepted and b/w pictorial illustrated rear eps' with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears,splits or fraying present.Top+fore-edges lightly aged/toned with only the fore-edges showing a few but minimal,faint foxing spots; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread - apart from my own collation.UK,12mo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,7-182pp [paginated] includes illustrations list/table,XXI(21) chapters, profuse b/w line illustrations by Louis Glanzman,as either part and full page and chapter end-pieces,throughout the text and the book.Plus [unpaginated] b/w illustration between the free endpaper and half-title,a half-title page,a b/w illustrated frntis,and title page and 2pp blanks at rear. Uniform with this volume from this publisher,are listed 4 other titles; 2 TARZAN titles,another Tom Corbett title - No.1 Stand by For Mars. and No.3 Rip Foster Rides the Grey Planet - see following book ID rja875720 for a UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn example.Other Tom Corbett & Tarzan stories in preparation. In this exciting story Tom Corbett and his friends,Astro and Roger Manning, participate in a new daring undertaking. While on an experimental trip in the space ship Polaris to test out some new equipment,they and their chief,Major Connel,learn of a scheme of two notorious space freebooters to steal the rich mineral resources of one of the planet Tara's small satellites.To prevent this they themselves land on the satellite, planning to blast it out of Tara's orbit and into Earth's orbit. When the freebooters capture Tom and the Polaris,leaving Major Connel and the other cadets on the dislodged satellite, hurtling towards the blazing sun of Alpha Centauri,it needs all Tom's wits to right the desperate situation. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight or the value of this item, for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes -particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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