SHIRAS, WILMAR H. (WITH AN AFTERWORD BY MARION ZIMMER BRADLEY) — Children of the Atom

San Francisco, CA: Pennyfarthing Press, 1978. New Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Lela Dowling. B&W Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This edition is limited to 200 copies signed by the author and illustrator. This is book # 73. The book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but has a 1" tear to the top rear spine joint. "Her story "In Hiding" was submitted in 1948 to John W. Campbell, Jr.' s influential magazine Astounding Science Fiction, where it was published in the November issue. The story, about extraordinarily gifted children who were struggling to find their place in the world, struck a chord with readers and became a classic, rapidly appearing in multiple anthologies. Shiras published two sequels in the magazine: "Opening Doors," and "New Foundations." The three stories then became the first three chapters in the novel, Children of the Atom. It was published during her later-in-life sophomore year in college, attending the College of the Holy Names. Shiras also worked part-time as a translator for a New York publishing house." (from Wikipedia) ; Signed by Author. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .