CLARKE, ARTHUR C. — Expedition to Earth

New York, NY: Ballantine Books, 1953. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. First Edition, with no later printings noted on the copyright page, and the dust jacket includes the $2.00 price tag. This book is in Very Good condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean There is some beginning bumping to the spine ends of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The top edge of the text block has noticeable toning and foxing. There is a lightish dusty / used smell to the text block. The dust jacket generally looks clean, but there is some lightish rubbing and wear to the spine ends and corners, along with several semi-closed tears, and a couple of small chips missing. The reverse of the dust jacket has noticeable generalized foxing.. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket .