The City and The Stars by Arthur C. Clarke - 1956

ont> Frederick Muller Ltd. : London, 1956 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First edition.. The first edition of Arthur C Clarke's work The City and The Stars. First edition, first impression. Arthur C. Clarke was a British science fiction writer and inventor, who is widely regarded as a key figure in the popularisation of space travel. His screenplay for the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, which was co-written with Stanley Kubrick, is considered to be one of the most influential films of all time. For many years Arthur C. Clarke, along with Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asmiov, were considered the 'Big Three' of science fiction writing. . The City and the Stars is a complete rewrite of Clarke's first novel, Against the Fall of Night, written by Clarke to show the improvement in his writing style. Condition: In a blue cloth binding in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally very smart, with some slight edgewear to the head and tail of the spine. Sunning to the head and tail of the spine. Dustwrapper is generally smart with chipping and closed tears to the extremities. Loss to the tail of the spine. Creasing to spine. Handling marks to wrap. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with just some marginal age toning. Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed in a Good dustwrapper.