In Unusually Bright Wrapper

Moore, Patrick ~ Caverns of the Moon

First UK Printing : Burke Publishing Company Ltd., London: 1964

8vo., black publisher’s boards lettered in silver to spine with publisher’s device to foot; together in the vibrant pictorial dust wrapper designed by ‘Hardy’ (10s 6d net); THE BOOK a beautiful copy, the text block lightly spotted to edges and prelims; in the near-fine DUST WRAPPER, lightly marked and shelf-worn to lower panel; otherwise unrestored and unfaded. The wrapper is protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. First edition. The tenth instalment of Moore’s subseries of novels, based on the theme of the moon. This plot follows familiar faces Robin North and Rex Redmayne as they explore a mysterious base set up on the surface by an unfriendly scientist. Trapped in a series of caverns, the mystery deepens when they find previous traces of life on the moon. Moore was always fascinated by the possibility of space travel and exploration. From the age of six, he began learning about space, and At 11, he became the youngest-ever member of the British Astronomical Association. By 14 he had taken over the running of a small observatory near his house. He went on to become one of the most prolific amateur astronomers of his time, and in 2001 he was awarded a knighthood for “services to the popularization of science and to broadcasting.” Though not colonised in his lifetime, Moore was fascinated by the possibility of moon bases - a concept which NASA had been exploring since the late 1950s. Seldom found in such condition.

BINDING: Hardcover
CONDITION: Near Fine
JACKET: Near Fine