Moore, Patrick ~ Wheel in Space. The amazing story of how a satellite was built in spite of treachery and danger.

First UK Printing : Lutterworth Press, London : 1956

8vo., black publisher’s boards lettered and decorated in yellow to spine with ‘space adventure series’ rocket logo and publisher’s name to foot; complete in the pictorial dust wrapper illustrated by ‘Cullen’; black and white frontis on glossy paper mimicking the jacket design; THE BOOK a fresh copy, with mild pushing to spine ends a couple of small spots to the outer edges of text block, one or two lightly encroaching to title; near-fine, otherwise, in good to very good DUST WRAPPER creased and rubbed to edges with a little loss affecting the lower corner of front panel; spine tips, and 2cm triangular hole to lower panel resulting in minor loss to two letters. The wrapper is protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. First edition. Patrick Moore is best known for his non-fictional writings on the Universe, as well as his prominence as a radio commentator and television presenter. However, he also penned a large number of science fiction stories, each with striking pictorial dust jackets, with this particular example the fifth in a run of eight works on the subject of the moon. The story is centred around the concept of building a giant wheel, positioned in space and the base for which rockets can refuel. It also concerns the treacherous attempts of an international gang to disrupt the plans. The front flap of the dust wrapper reassures us that ‘All Incidental Astronautical Information is Accurate’.

BINDING: Hardcover
CONDITION: Near Fine
JACKET: Good ++