Eric Frank Russell — Dreadful Sanctuary
Reading, Pennsylvania, Fantasy Press, 1951. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of Russell's science fiction work, with a pictorial dust wrapper. This is a thrilling science fiction work, following John J. Armstrong as he attempts to discover why seventeen rockets sent to the moon, both manned and unmanned, have failed, not reaching it.By Eric Frank Russell (1905-1978), a British sci-fi author also known for his horror fiction published in Weird Tales. His writing is colloquial in style and often humorous.This is a first edition. In the publisher's original full cloth binding, with an unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart, with slight bumping to the head of the spine. Dust wrapper has a few chips to the head of the spine, and is otherwise slightly bumped to the tail but in excellent condition. Internally, firmly bound, pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.
