E. E. 'Doc' Smith — First Lensman
Granada Publishing Ltd. 1982 Paperback, 256pp. Secret Planet No human being had ever landed on the hidden planet of Arisia. A mysterious barrier, hanging in space, turned back all ships. Then the word came to Earth, inexplicably but compellingly : 'GO TO ARISIA!' Virgil Samms, founder of the Galactic Patrol, went - and came back with the Lens, the strange device that gave its wearer powers no man had ever possessed before. Samms knew that the price of this power would be high. But even he had no idea of the ultimate cost - nor of the strange destiny awaiting the First Lensman . ISBN 0 586 03779 9. Owner's Name inside. End papers heavily foxed. (ISBN: 0586037799). Fair.