London; Grayson and Grayson Ltd, 1954., 1954. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp 239. Original red cloth with black titles to spine in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. 2 characters in red marker pen to rear pastedown otherwise a clean crisp copy; no inscriptions. Jacket nicked & creased with browned adhesive tape repair to upper corner of front and minor loss at spine tips and corners; white panel to rear surface soiled. A Near Fine copy in Good jacket. First edition of Christopher's first science-fiction book, a collection of 20 short stories.

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Bookseller: Keel Row Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 5929
Title: The Twenty-Second Century.
Author: Christopher, John
Format/Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: London; Grayson and Grayson Ltd, 1954.
Date Published: 1954
Keywords: Science Fiction

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