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Hugh Walters, Two UK First Editions.

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Hugh Walters, Two UK First Editions.
<B>Hugh Walters. Two UK First Editions</B></I>, including: <B><I>Moon Base One</B></I></B></I>; <B><I>Mission to Mercury</B></I></B></I>. London: Faber and Faber [1961-1965]. <BR>First UK hardcover editions. Two octavo volumes.<BR><I><BR>Moon</B></I> is blue cloth with white spine titles. <I>Mission</B></I> is brown cloth with gilt spine titles. Dust jackets. <I>Moon</B></I> is overall fine. <I>Mission</B></I> is overall very good with some staining on the paper edges and dust jacket. Born Walter Llewelyn Hughes in England's West Midlands, Hugh Walters (1910-1993) began writing science-fiction at age 47, for the simple reason that he thought he could do much better than authors he previously had read. Eventually he would complete a total of 20 novels. This lot includes his fourth and ninth efforts, respectively. <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>)