Sons of the Ocean Deeps

E-281: John C. Winston Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1952. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. The John C. Winston Company, Philadelphia PA. 1952. 213 pgs. Decorated endpapers. First Edition/First Printing. Paul Orban designed DJ has shelf-wear present (DJ is chipped and worn with chipping and loss present to the spine ends). Bound in grey cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. It might not have been so hard to sell Jon West on the Deeps — if he hadn't had his heart set on the stars. Bitter disappointment over washing out of space school prompted his rash decision to join the Deepsmen who struggled to conquer Earth's last frontier and the threats it held for the North American continent. Based on the theory that man may someday inhabit the vast ocean floors, this tale is a speculative journey into that fantastic realm. Scenes in fabulous undersea cities, tense battles between men and colossal sea monsters, a running feud between Jon and a belligerent civilian youth — all combine to make this an exciting drama in the best science fiction tradition. EB; 9.0 X 6.0 X 1.0 inches .