Tunnel in the Sky
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1955. First edition. Near Fine first issue book with Scribner's A to copyright page, in a Near Fine jacket retaining $2.50 price to inner flap. Contemporary ownership stamp of "Carlota Frahm, literary agent" to front endpaper. Corners gently bumped. Rubbing to jacket along joints of spine and some chipping and loss to spine ends and corners particularly the rear panel. A pleasing copy overall.
One of the Heinlein juveniles, Tunnel in the Sky follows a group of students from an overpopulated home planet who test their survival skills and endurance on an uninhabited planet. When things go awry, they quickly learn the value of society and social relationships. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. (Item #5349)
Price: $650