ROCKET SHIP GALILEO~ROBERT HEINLEIN~1ST/1ST ED~W.ORG DJ
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ROCKET SHIP GALILEO~ROBERT HEINLEIN~1ST/1ST ED~ DJ Description ROCKET SHIP GALILEO FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION 1947 BY ROBERT HEINLEIN This listing is for a First Edition, First impression of ROCKET SHIP GALILEO by Robert Heinlein. Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1947. NOT a book club edition, and not ex-lib. ROCKET SHIP GALILEO was Heinlein's first published novel, and a hallmark science fiction book described as follows: ROCKET SHIP GALILEO is "the first US juvenile sf novel to reflect the new levels of characterization, style and scientific plausibility now expected in the field . it was the first in a series that represents the most important contribution any single writer has made to children's sf ." - Clute and Nicholls (eds.), The Science Fiction Encyclopedia (1993), pp. 554-57. "A pioneering novel that began American mainstream science fiction for children and combined young protagonists, gadgetry, current science, and adventure in such a way that even today the book retains interest." - Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 5-62. The book is in nice condition with black boards, and green titles to spine with a green rocket ship to front board. The boards are in good condition with no edgewear and a tight, square binding. Slight overall rubbing to boards and one small corner bump. The end papers and internal
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