King of Space

1954, first edition, an adventure for W E John's Group-Captain Timothy 'Tiger' Clinton

Author

Captain W E Johns, illustrated by Stead

Publisher

Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1954

Printing Details

First edition, first printing. Hardback in dustwrapper. 19 × 12.5cm, 160pp.

When Group-Captain Timothy 'Tiger' Clinton and his son Rex take a holiday in Scotland, they expect to spend time in the great outdoors. Instead, lost in the fog while deer-stalking, they find themselves at the door of a mysterious, lonely castle, the home of a brilliant Professor who, they discover, has been building something incredible... a spaceship. Recruited to the Professor's schemes, Tiger and Rex conquer the newest frontier—Space. Illustrated with super colour plates by Stead.

Condition

The book is in very good condition but with some foxing to the fore-edge of the pages, with a very few light spots to the text. Otherwise the book is in good clean shape with secure binding and is free from inscription. The dustwrapper as some light rubbing to the edges and had been neatly price-clipped and is now within a protective sleeve.