Arthur C. Clarke. A Trilogy of the Sea, Two Signed, including: Arthur C. Clarke and Mike Wilson. Indian Ocean Tr... (Total: 3 Items)

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Two Signed by Arthur C. Clarke

Arthur C. Clarke. A Trilogy of the Sea, Two Signed, including: Arthur C. Clarke and Mike Wilson. Indian Ocean Treasure. New York, Evanston and London: Harper & Row, Publishers, [1964]. First edition. Signed by Clarke on the title page. Octavo. 147 pages. Publisher's pictorial boards. Dust jacket. Review slip laid-in. Minor toning and edge wear to the textblock and jacket. A very good copy. [and:] Indian Ocean Adventure. Text by Arthur C. Clarke. Photographs by Mike Wilson. New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, [1961]. Presentation copy of the first edition. Inscribed by Clarke on the front free endpaper "To Fred and Pip, this greeting from beneath the seas of Ceylon! Arthur." Octavo. 104 pages. Publisher's black buckram with blue spine titles. Dust jacket. Review card laid-in. Minimal edge wear to the dust jacket. Mild toning to the spine. A very good copy. Inscribed to Frederick C. Durant, III, a key advisor to the U.S. military, intelligence, and civilian space-flight programs of the 1950s and '60s, and one of Clarke's long-time friends. [and:] The Challenge of the Sea. Illustrated by Alex Schomburg. Introduction by Wernher von Braun. New York Chicago San Francisco: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, [1960]. First edition. Octavo. 167 pages. Publisher's green buckram with blue titles. Dust jacket. Minor rubbing to the dust jackets. Holt Library Edition sticker affixed to the dust jacket. A bright copy in near fine condition. A wonderful trilogy, two of which are signed.