The Man Who Sold the Moon: Harriman and the Escape from Earth to the Moon!

Heinlein, Robert A.; John W. Campbell, Jr. [Introduction]

Published by Shasta Publishers, Chicago, 1950

About this Item

First printing of the first edition, review copy, with publisher material, laid-in, including: a photocopied typed letter to the prospective reviewer, a 5x4" black and white glossy photograph portrait of Heinlein on modern Kodak paper, and a short photocopied typed note from the publisher to Van [Allan Bradley], then reviewer for the Chicago Daily News (as identified with a hand-written post-it note). Black cloth-backed beige boards, spine lettered in gilt, chronological chart on endpapers, with the publisher's printed label "Future History, 1951-2600 A.D." on the bottom of the front and rear free endpapers, as issued [Currey p. 233; Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-89; Reginald 07048]. Signed by the publisher, Mel Korshak directly on the title page. The first book of Heinlein's Future History Series. Mild wear and aging, else book and dust jacket in fine condition.

Seller Inventory # 023383

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Man Who Sold the Moon: Harriman and the Escape from Earth to the Moon!
• Publisher: Shasta Publishers, Chicago
• Publication Date: 1950
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Mel Korshak [Association]
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science Fiction / Fantasy
  • Publisher's Review Copy
  • Association Copies