Second Stage Lensman - Signed Limited Edition
Fantasy Press, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. From an edition of 5,000 copies, of which 500 are numbered and autographed - this is #22, inscribed by Smith with a short note to a previous owner at the limitation page. No jacket. First thus; first appearance in book format, of a story first serialized in Astounding Stories from November 1941 - February 1942. Blue cloth with gilt spine titling, good with a few small stains, heavily toned beige at spine. Spine is slightly tilted forward. Binding sound. Foxed to textblock edges. Endsheets browned/glue stained in gutter and at paste downs (from publication). Interior else clean, pages lightly toned, text unmarked. Used: Good. Item #BBS-2022351
Price: $100.00