HARRISON, HARRY — Spaceship Medic

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1970. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Alan Magee. Cover Art; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is a tiny bump to the bottom spine end of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. There is some light foxing to the top edge of the text block. The dust jacket is generally clean and bright. There is an inch long tear to the bottom front flap joint, another small tear to the top rear spine joint, and some lightish but noticeable rubbing and wear to the spine ends and corners of the dust jacket. "On a routine trip to Mars, the passenger liner Johannes Kepler is hit by a meteoroid, killing the captain and almost all the senior members of the crew and resulting in the loss of much of the ship's breathable air. Lieutenant Donald Chase, a junior medical officer, finds himself the highest-ranked surviving crew member and has to take over the running of the ship. He is helped by Chief Petty Officer Kurikka, who is familiar with the technical aspects; the Mexican scientist Dr Ugalde, a passenger whose mathematical genius enables the new crew to navigate the ship; and various others. Chase solves the air shortage by using the oxygen content of some of the ship's water." (from Wikipedia) ; Signed by Author. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket .