The Man Who Sold the Moon (First Edition with Dust Jacket)

Robert A. Heinlein

Published by Shasta Publishers, Chicago, 1950

About this Item

FIRST EDITION. Includes a "BOOK FOR REVIEW" slip from Doubleday & Company "Publication date: February 23, 1951". Also incudes an addition "Dear Reviewer." letter from Shasta Publishers listing the publication date as "NOW" in bright red pencil. Grey cloth hard cover boards with black cloth spine with gilt lettering. Interior of the book is flawless. Pages are neat, clean, and crisp with no marks or foxing. Dust Jacket is in very good condition with some light soiling on back and edge wear and a few small tears. 288 pages. Overall a EXCELLENT book in VERY GOOD unpriceclipped dust jacket. The Man Who Sold the Moon is a science fiction novella by Robert A. Heinlein written in 1949 and first published on February 23, 1951, part of his "Future History" of stories sharing a common background from "Life-Line" to "Da Capo". This story, which has the sequel "Requiem", covered events around a fictional first moon-landing, in 1978. It follows the story "Blowups Happen" in the Future History chronology. In that story, space flight was supposedly assured by a new nuclear fuel produced in an orbiting reactor. In this episode the reactor has been destroyed and the nuclear rocket has been found to be a dead-end. The Man Who Sold the Moon follows the machinations of Delos D. Harriman, "the first of the new robber barons," who is determined to reach and control the Moon. The story centers on Harriman's wheelings and dealings to accomplish his dream. "I," he tells his business partner, "would cheat, lie, steal, beg, bribe -- do anything to accomplish what we have accomplished". Harriman's determination is rooted in his childhood desire to travel to the moon himself, but the responsibilities of running his lunar empire may make this dream impossible. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Man Who Sold the Moon (First Edition with Dust Jacket)
• Publisher: Shasta Publishers, Chicago
• Publication Date: 1950
• Binding: Full Cloth
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Hardcover
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  • Science Fiction & Fantasy
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