The Green Hills of Earth by Robert A Heinlein - 1951

Chicago - Shasta Publishers, 1951 Book. NEAR FINE with a. Hardcover. First edition.. The first edition ofRobert A Heinlein's shortscience-fiction work The Green Hills ofEarth. In original unclipped dustwrapper. With the illustrated bookplate of William J Jenkins to frontpastedown. The Green Hills of Earth isfrom the future history series of Heinlein's work. It originally appeared in The Saturday EveningPost before being published in book form. The plot follows 'Noisy' Rhysling, a blind space-going songwriter whose poeticalabilities rival Rudyard Kipling's. The story concerns the composition of the song, 'The Green Hills of Earth'. Robert A Heinlein was an American science-fiction writer. He was an influential writer and somewhat controversial to the genre of science-fiction in his time. He was one of the first science-fiction authors to break into mainstream magazines such as The Saturday Evening Postand wa some of the best selling science-fiction novelists for decades. Condition: In a quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards and held in original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, excellent with minor shelfwear. Just some very minor bumping to the head and tail of spine. Dustwrapper is generally smart with some chipping to the extremities and small loss due to chipping to the head of spine. Some repairs to dustwrapper internally. Handling marks to wrapper most visible to the rear wrap. Prior owner's bookplate to front pastedown, William J Jenkins. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are slightly age toned to edges but clean throughout. Overall: NEAR FINE with a VERY GOOD dustwrapper..