Triplanetary A Tale of Cosmic Adventure

B&W Illustrations; This edition is limited to 500 copies signed and numbered by author E. E. Smith on a limitation page. This is copy number 365. The book is in Very Good- condition and has a Near Fine FACSIMILE dust jacket. The book and its contents are in somewhat clean, bright condition. The Spine ends and corners of the book covers have some bumping, rubbing and wear. The Book covers have toning / fading to the spine and edges, and the blue cloth has noticeable generalized darkening and foxing. The text pages are clean and bright. There are strips of tape residue / tape to the pastedown pages (both front and rear ). All three edges of the text block have noticeable toning / darkening. The text pages are clean and bright. The facsimile dust jacket is clean and bright. "This book would be Triplanetary, "in which scientific detail would not be bothered about, and in which his imagination would run riot." Indeed, characters within the story point out its psychological and scientificimplausibilities, and sometimes even seem to suggest self-parody. At other times, they are conspicuously silent about obvious implausibilities. The January 1933 issue of Astounding announced that Triplanetary would appear in the March issue, and that issue's cover illustrated a scene from the story, but Astounding's financial difficulties prevented the story from appearing. Smith then submitted the manuscript to Wonder Stories, whose new editor, 17-year-old Charles D. Hornig, rejected it, later boasting about the rejection in a fanzine. " (from Wikipedia) ; Signed by Author.…