Published by Portentous Press, 1996
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
First Edition. CHILDHOOD ENDS: THE EARLIEST WRITINGS OF ARTHUR C. CLARKE, Portentous Press, 1996, first and only edition (not to be reprinted), as new in like dust-wrapper and slip-case. 1/85 copies (the entire print run) SIGNED by the author with 2 tipped-in photos. A collection of the authors earliest writings from the period 1932 through 1938 none of which have ever appeared in book form (or any other format after their initial publication). THE ONLY AVAILABLE TEXTS OF THESE WORKS. A must for all serious Clarke collectors and those interested in the evolution of a long and marvelous writing career. A portion of the proceeds from the sales of this book went to the Arthur C. Clarke Foundation. (Inscribed or SIGNED by the publisher / editor upon request).