AUD 
CAD 
EUR 
HKD 
PLN 
SGD 
CHF 
USD 
+44 01225 448831
1952 Islands in the Sky
What Our Customers Say...
Description
Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper
Published in 1952, this work is a travelogue of human settlement across outer space during the later half of the twenty-first century. it follows sixteen-year-old Roy Malcolm, an expert on the history of aviation who wins a prize allows him to request a trip to the inner Station orbiting the Earth.
Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) was one of the most widely-acclaimed and celebrated writers of science-fiction, as well as an inventor, explorer and television host. He collaborated with Stanley Kubrick on '2001: A Space Odyssey', inspired by his short story 'The Sentinel'. He was a proponent of space exploration, and as well as his numerous novels and short story collections, wrote many non-fiction works on exploration, the sea and astronautics.
Illustrated with black and white in-text illustrations.
The first edition.
Complete with an unclipped dust wrapper.
A thrilling early work by Clarke.
Condition
In the publisher's original full cloth binding with an unclipped dust wrapper. Externally generally smart, with a little minor wear to the spine and extremities. Dust wrapper is sunned to the spine, with some chipping to the head and tail resulting in slight loss; otherwise, a little general wear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean.
Very Good Indeed
Delivery & payment
We send all of our books via courier which is a fully tracked and insured service. In our experience we find this to be the most reliable and quickest form of delivery. Our primary courier is DHL, but we are able to accommodate special requests if required, including postal delivery for items under 2kg. See More Details