THE SHOOT
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. First American Edition, first printing, with the publisher's ink presentation stamp to the front pastedown. Signed by Elleston Trevor on the title page. The launch of an experimental space proble is threatened by potentially disastrous influences in this Space Race thriller. Trevor (1920-95), a British novelist, is remembered for his adventure story The Flight of the Phoenix (1964) and his series of Cold War thrillers featuring the secret agent Quiller, written under the pseudonym Adam Hall. Octavo. Original dark gray cloth binding, with silver titles. A near fine copy in a near fine, price-clipped dust jacket. Near fine / Near fine. Item #73359
Price: $100.00