{"product_id":"robert-a-heinlein-between-planets-1951-scribner-s-first-printing-in-du","title":"Robert A. Heinlein, Between Planets, 1951 — Scribner's, First Printing in Dust Jacket","description":"\u003ch2\u003eHEINLEIN, Robert A. (1907–1988)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBetween Planets.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nNew York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1951.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst edition, first printing, with Scribner's \"A\" and publisher's seal present on the copyright page. A bright, attractive copy in the original unclipped dust jacket, with the $2.50 price present and rear flap code \"2\/51.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOctavo, 222 pp. Original deep-blue cloth, spine lettered in silver. Cover and endpaper art by Clifford Geary. Dust jacket professionally housed in a removable archival Mylar sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the key titles in Heinlein's celebrated Scribner juveniles, \u003cem\u003eBetween Planets\u003c\/em\u003e follows Don Harvey's interplanetary odyssey amid political conflict and the struggle for lunar independence. The novel helped define the postwar model of realistic space adventure for young readers and remains a central title for collectors assembling the Scribner sequence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLiterature\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCurrey, p. 235; Bleiler, \u003cem\u003eThe Checklist of Science-Fiction and Supernatural Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e, 1978 edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeat 1950s ownership inscription to front endpaper; from a Los Angeles science-fiction collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good-plus first printing. Boards bright, binding tight; neat 1950s ownership inscription to front endpaper. Unclipped dust jacket with $2.50 price present and vivid colors; small chip at spine head, a few short closed tears, and modest edgewear. Jacket now protected in fresh Mylar.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atelier Zweig Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47052453544124,"sku":null,"price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/1285\/3436\/files\/s-l1600_d3cf8aec-1caf-4d78-b8a4-46bcb2ca4427.jpg?v=1783111635","url":"https:\/\/atelierzweig.com\/products\/robert-a-heinlein-between-planets-1951-scribner-s-first-printing-in-du","provider":"Atelier Zweig Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}