Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York, 1933
First Edition, First Printing Fine clean crisp book with a near fine FIRST STATE dust jacket. The true first Stokes edition of this title including the extremely scarce original first edition dust jacket, with the requisite ad for “FLAWED BLADES” by P.C. Wren on the rear flap, and the $2.00 price to the front and rear flaps. “A famous catastophe novel that was a huge commercial success with over 1/2 million copies sold. This book was made into a film in 1951 which won awards for special effects, and then sparked the 1950’s sci-fi boom.”
This is the rare true first edition of this title. The book is in fine condition, with vibrant unfaded red cloth boards and light blue titles to front panel and spine. The book has sharp corners, no bumps, No edgewear and a tight binding. The cloth is very clean and vibrant. The end papers are clean with no owner names, no inscriptions, and no book plates. The interior pages are clean, bright and flat with handling no marks, no writing, no bent pages, and no foxing. Requisite rough trimmed pages to the fore and bottom edges. Please see the many included images.
The original striking condition dust jacket is in near fine condition having benefited from some professional restoration by an expert paper conservator and archival support to two neat 1″ intact tears,and presents beautifully. The jacket has Strong Vibrant Colors with the common color fading to the spine. The dust jacket has No rips, No chips, No staining, No edgewear, No rubbing, No chipping, No creasing, and No foxing. Color fading to spine of jacket. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price of $2.00 located on both the front and back flaps. The rear flap has the requisite ad for FLAWED BLADES by P. C. Wren. Please see the many included images.
A handsome clean, crisp near fine copy with a near fine condition vibrant dust jacket. Outstanding presentation on the shelf with the dramatic dust jacket art.
