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Arthur C. Clarke. Childhood's End. New York: Ballantine Books, [1953].

8vo. Publisher's red cloth stamped in black; original illustrated dust jacket.

FIRST EDITION, issue in cloth (no priority).

Condition: Very light edgewear to cloth. Dust jacket unclipped (priced "$2.00") and price with an orange wax check mark across it; rear panel toned and soiled, and with a few scuffs; scattered spotting or soiling to front panel; spine panel lightly sunned; minor edgewear with a few short tears.

References: Currey, p. 113 (binding A).

Provenance: From the Henry Morrison Collection.


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December, 2025
15th Monday
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