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Raymond F. Jones, Two First Editions.

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Raymond F. Jones, Two First Editions.
<B>Raymond F. Jones. Two First Editions</B></I>, including: <B><I>Renaissance</B></I></B></I>. New York: Gnome Press [1951]. Octavo. 255 pages. Blue cloth with red spine titles. Overall, book and dust jacket are near fine with minor wear. [and:] <B><I>Son of the Stars</B></I></B></I>. Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company [1952]. Octavo. 210 pages. Illustrated endpapers. Navy-blue cloth with red spine titles. Some toning in the paper. Overall near fine. Dust jacket is near fine with some wear. Raymond Fisher Jones (1915-1994) was a popular science-fiction author during the 1940s and '50s, when many of his stories were published in the pulp magazines <I>Astounding Stories</B></I>, <I>Galaxy</B></I>, and <I>Thrilling Wonder Stories</B></I>. This lot includes two novels which predate his most famous work, <I>This Island Earth</B></I> (1955), which inspired a classic Universal sci-fi film that same year. <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>)