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John W. Campbell. The Mightiest Machine

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John W. Campbell. The Mightiest Machine
<B>John W. Campbell. </B></I><B><I>The Mightiest Machine</B></I></B></I><B>.</B></I> Providence: Hadley Publishing Company, 1935.<BR><BR>First edition. Octavo. 228 pages. Illustrated by Robert Pailthorpe.<BR><BR>Publisher's textured red cloth with titles in gilt on the spine. Light shelf wear to the edges. Internal contents lightly toned. Dust jacket with a small area missing at the head of the spine that affects the lettering of the author's name. Shelf wear at the corners and edges with a few small closed tears. A very good copy of the author's first book.<BR><BR>An intriguing copy with Fritz Leiber's signature on the front free endpaper and an unsigned inscription which reads "For Bob In hope he may have fun with it. Xmas 1948."<I> </B></I>Could this be Leiber's personal copy? <I>From the Robert and Diane Yaspan Collection</B></I>.<BR><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)