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Carey Rockwell: Complete Set of 8 Tom Corbett

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Carey Rockwell: Complete Set of 8 Tom Corbett
<B>Carey Rockwell: Complete Set of Eight <I>Tom Corbett: Space Cadet</B></I></B></I> <B>Novels.</B></I> (New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1952-1956), first editions, all blue-gray cloth with dark blue lettering on spine and front board, 12mo (5.25" x 7.5"). This is a complete set of the dust-jacketed editions of the <I>Tom Corbett</B></I> novels published in the early 1950s. Carey Rockwell is a pseudonym created by Joseph Lawrence Greene of Grosset, who first brought the series to television in 1950. He based the character and stories of Tom Corbett on Robert Heinlein's novel <I>Space Cadet.</B></I> The eight novels offered here are:<BR><I>Stand By For Mars</B></I> (1952)<BR><I>Danger in Deep Space (1953)</B></I><BR><I>On the Trail of the Space Pirates (1953)</B></I><BR><I>The Space Pioneers (1953)</B></I><BR><I>The Revolt on Venus (1954)</B></I><BR><I>Treachery in Outer Space (1954)</B></I><BR><I>Sabotage in Space (1955)</B></I><BR><I>The Robot Rocket (1956)</B></I><BR>The book series is rare in this condition, especially with a complete set of dust jackets. A unique opportunity to acquire the whole collection with one bid. <I>From the Ventura Collection.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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