Gnome Press, 1949
First Edition, First Printing Stunning, near fine book with a fine/near fine jacket, boldly signed and inscribed by Robert Heinlein on the front fly leaf “To Doctor Stephen R. Landon / All good wishes / Robert A. Heinlein”.
Robert Heinlein signed very few books, other than his few limited editions. (Compare the rarity of his signature to others of his contemporaries such as Bradbury, Asimov or Clarke.) Thus all signed Heinlein books are considered extremely scarce.
This typically fragile book is in near fine clean condition with black cloth boards, and bright unfaded titles on the spine and front board. The boards have sharp corners with one gentle tip bump and a bit of rubbing, otherwise no edgewear. The binding is tight and square. The end papers are clean with no stains, no inscriptions, no bookstore stamps and no bookplates, however there is one owner name which is located such that it fall behind the front flap of the dust jacket (see images). Boldly signed and inscribed by Robert Heinlein on the front fly leaf “To Doctor Stephen R. Landon / All good wishes / Robert A. Heinlein”. The internal pages are clean, bright and flat with No stains, No writing, No age toning, No bent pages and No foxing. Beautiful clean book. Please see images.
The stunning original fine/near fine dust jacket has No rips, No tears, No chips, and No ofoxing. Even the rear panel remains a bright white. The jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price of $2.50. A superb dust jacket showcasing the book beautifully! Please see detailed images.
Exceedingly Scarce signed! Gnome Press books tend to not hold up well, with this one being a wonderful exception. A fantastic book in highly collectible condition with a vibrant, stunning dust jacket.
