Eric Frank Russell — The Great Explosion

London, Dennis Dobson, 1962. First edition. Hardback. This scarce first edition, first impression of this satirical science fiction novel by the celebrated British short story writer and novelist Eric Frank Russell, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of the work.With the original unclipped dust wrapper.Scarce.Eric Frank Russell was a twentieth-century British science fiction writer and the author of several tales that appeared in American pulp magazines such as Astounding Science Fiction and Weird Tales. The Great Explosion is a satirical science fiction novel by the author which imagines a future wherein Earth's population has colonised the galaxy and is attempting to unify three rather different societies. It received a Prometheus Hall of Fame Award just over two decades after its initial publication. Full bound in the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, very excellent with just a touch of discolouration to the head and tail of the spine and marginal bumping to the extremities. Wrapper is sound with a stain to the front (impacting the reverse of the same), light age toning, handling marks, and edgewear, including a few fractional closed tears, in addition to loss to the top third of its front flyleaf. A few fractional marks to the recto of the front free endpaper and verso of the rear free endpaper resulting from some small tape pieces previously used to secure the dust wrapper's Brodart sleeve. Internally, firmly bound with pages that are a trifle age toned, however generally bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Good.