Tomorrow's Comet.

£85 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

First book edition, first impression, originally serialised under the title Star of Doom in Blue Book Magazine in 1949. Tomorrow's Comet was inspired by the 1937 near-Earth pass of asteroid 69230 Hermes, and is told from the perspective of a journalist who is one of the first non-scientists to learn the news. First edition; 8vo; contents toned, corner of rear blank torn, top edge of the text block darkened and spotted; original red cloth, titles to spine gilt, spine rolled, cloth a little rubbed and dulled at the extremities, a very good copy in the rubbed and dulled jacket with some creases, nicks, and short splits, mild dampstain to the lower edges, and a larger tear from the corner of the rear flap affecting the text; 302 pp.

• Binding: Hardcover

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