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Doc Edward E. Smith: 3 Skylark 1st Eds.

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Doc Edward E. Smith: 3 Skylark 1st Eds.
<B>E. E. "Doc" Smith. Three </B></I><B><I>Skylark</B></I></B></I><B> Classics,</B></I> including: <B><I>The Skylark of Space.</B></I></B></I> Providence, Rhode Island: Hadley Publishing Company, [1947]. Second edition, first printing with illustrated title page and black and white illustrations throughout. Octavo. 303 pages. Brown cloth binding with gilt lettering shows moderate fading at spine and along board edges, light wear to spine ends and corners. Initial flyleaf bears heavy eraser marks, otherwise textblock is fine. Dust jacket shows moderate wear, rubbing, and creases with a small area of paper loss at spine head; faded spine. [and:] <B><I>Skylark Three.</B></I></B></I> Reading, Pennsylvania: Fantasy Press, 1948. First edition, being from a limited series of 500 signed and numbered copies. Octavo. 247 pages with frontispiece and occasional black and white illustrations. Bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering; moderate rubbing and bumping to spine ends and board corners. Dust jacket bears minor wear and rubbing to extremities; moderate soiling on verso. [and:] <B><I>Skylark of Valeron.</B></I></B></I> Reading, Pennsylvania: Fantasy Press, 1949. First edition from a limited series of 500 signed and numbered copies. Octavo. 253 pages with frontispiece and occasional black and white illustrations. Bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering; moderate rubbing and bumping to spine ends, corner tips are solid and fresh; faint soiling to lower board edges and spine tail. Dust jacket bears moderate rubbing, creasing, and chipping to extremities; moderate soiling on verso. <I>From the Robert and Diane Yaspan 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>)