Keith Roberts — The Inner Wheel

London, Doubleday & Company Inc, 1970 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first US edition of Keith Roberts's collection of three interconnected tales. Inscribed to the front free endpaper 'with thanks, and all good wishes, Keith Roberts, August 1970&apos.The first US edition, first printing.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.'The Inner Wheel' contains three interlinked short sci-fi stories, containing the eponymous titles, as well as 'The Death of Libby Maynard', and 'The Everything Man&apos. Keith Roberts was an English author and illustrator, who helped define the look of UK Science fiction magazines in the sixties, contributing cover illustrations for 'New Worlds' and 'Science Fantasy&apos. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. Inscription to front free endpaper. Light handling marks to dust wrapper rear wrap, with rubbing to back strip head and tail. Dust wrapper reverse age toned to back strip, with light spotting. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine . Ill.: London. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.