Tales from the White Hart by Arthur C. Clarke - 1972

London - Sidgwick and Jackson, 1972 Book. NEAR FINE with a. Hardcover. First edition.. Tales from the White Hart is a collection of short stories by science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke, in the club tales style. In unclipped dustwrapper. First edition. Thirteen of the fifteen stories originally appeared across a number of different publications. Moving Spirit and The Defenestration of Ermintrude Inch were first published in this book and hence presumably were written specifically for it. Defenestration rounds off the cycle of stories and explicitly mentions their book publication. Previous owner's ink inscription to front pastedown. Condition: In a cloth binding with unclipped dustwrapper in a protective brodart wrap. Externally, in a lovely condition with only minor shelfwear. Internally, firmly bound. Bright and generally clean throughout. Overall: NEAR FINE with aVERY GOOD INDEEDdustwrapper.