Leonard Wibberley — The Mouse on the Moon
New York, William Morrow and Company, 1962. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition of Leonard Wibberley's entertaining and satirical science fiction novel. The first edition, first printing.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.The third of the author's Mouse' series, following 'The Mouse That Roared' and Beware of the Mouse&apos.This tale follows the people of the Duchy of Grand Fenwick in their tiny isolated country in the Alps as they attempt a space flight using wine as a propellant.In this novel, the author, Leonard Wibberley, satirised the space race and the Cold War. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding with paper to the boards, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Minor edge wear and handling marks to the dust wrapper. Small ink mark to the front flyleaf. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Very Good Indeed.
