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Edward E[lmer] Smith Galactic Patrol Page Proofs

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:2,400.00 USD Estimated At:5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD
Edward E[lmer] Smith Galactic Patrol Page Proofs
<B>E. E. "Doc" Smith. </B></I><B><I>Galactic Patrol. </B></I></B></I>Illustrated by Ric Binkley. Reading, Pennsylvania: Fantasy Press, 1950. <BR>The printer's set of page proofs for the first book edition of <I>Galactic Patrol.</B></I> Inscribed by the author in ink on the title-page: "To William J. Clark [?]/at the Discon (1963)/To quote vanBuskirk/'Ain't we got fun?'/Edward E. Smith Ph.D." Octavo (9 x 6 inches). xi, 148 pages. Printed on rectos only. With four yellow sheets inserted in the preliminary pages for blank pages iii, viii, x, and xii. Complete with all illustrations. With numerous pencil corrections by the printer. Half-title very slightly browned, with minor edgewear and a tiny sliver torn from upper right corner, title-page and copyright page lightly creased, faint stain at lower edge of pages, pages 46 and 47 with slight browning, short tear to outer margin of page 48, final page browned on the verso, with a short tear to outer lower edge. The loose sheets are chemised in a full burgundy cloth clamshell case with black leather spine label decoratively stamped and lettered in gilt. <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>)
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