Profiles of the Future by CLARKE, Arthur C - 1962

New York: Harper & Row, 1962. Very Good/Fair. First American edition. Stain at the base of the spine else very good in poor dustwrapper with the stain visible on rear panel, and some tape repairs. Inscribed by Arthur C. Clarke to his protege, one-time secretary, and longtime friend Ian Macauley, who was the dedicatee of his first hardcover novel (Islands in the Sky): "To Ian with my very best wishes. Arthur, New York 3 May '64." Macauley was an award-winning New York Times journalist, who also edited Clarke's book of collected essays, Greetings, Carbon-Based Bipeds! (2000). Clarke wrote the last chapter of Childhood's End while visiting Macauley in Atlanta in 1952, where he was reportedly greatly influenced by their discussions. A splendid association copy, and not a book one usually finds signed by Clarke.