Out of the Silent Planet [Avon T-127]

575 Madison Avenue - New York 22, N. Y.: Avon Publications , 1949. 1946 at copyright page; Avon Reprint Edition 1949. Classic Avon paperback #T-127 with colorful cover art by Everett Raymond Kinstler of paranoid watching green eye shining down on scientist w/rocket to launch over red b.g. Yellow spine titles over black. Geometric futuristic isosceles triangles and discs in red, yellow, and blue and man in one-piece silver suit viewing white galactic splotch on black at back cover. Wraps good, intact, some corner wear; little adhesive to interior edge. Pages generally very good; front endpaper removed, first page is title page. Vintage signature inside cover: "Jane G. Barlow". Bind good, square. Near good classic paperback rarity now over seventy years in existence. Complete and unabridged. "And then suddently he saw it - only was it the moon? He had never seen anthing like it - so white, so blinding, and so large. No moon could possibly be the size of the thing he was seeing... 'Weston! he gasped to the strange, mysterious man who drugged and kidnapped him for some unknown purpose. 'What is it? It's not the moon, not that size! It can't be - can it?' 'No,' replied Weston calmly - 'It's the earth!'" Science fiction... full-fledged and admirable - San Francisco Chronicle. At the summit of science fiction - "Fascinating adventure... a masterpiece" - Chicago Tribune. A modern fairy tale for grown-ups. The first in Lewis' sci-fi trilogy that includes Perelanda and That Hideous Strength. One page at back of adverts for other titles from Avon. Printed in the U. S. A. 160 pages. Insured post.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. Illus. by Kinstler, Everett Raymond . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.