Title: The Rolling Stones (Signed). Author: Heinlein, Robert A. Publisher: Charles Scribner’s Sons 1973. Book Condition: Near Fine. Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First hardback edition thus, eleventh printing? Hardback book is very tight, clean and square. Blue boards with gilt space family device, sharp and clean, title gilt perfect. Lightly bumped spine ends. Text block clean, with light toning to edges. Pages crisp and unblemished. Jacket glossy with bold colours to panels. There are two wrinkles to the laminate that appear to be printers errors, as no evidence of creasing to verso. Overall a bright near fine copy. Signed by author to title page. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a worthy addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. Originally published in 1952 The Rolling Stones was Heinlein’s first venture in to juvenile fiction, attempting a lighter more humourous note to his writing. It was issued in the UK in 1969 as Space Family Stones by Gollancz. This particular copy is a later Scribners reissue in a revised jacket, and thus not a new edition. Due to this, finding publishing information on this printing is very difficult, however on the basis that it has a SBN and a number line it would have been published post 1970, but before 1978. On it’s own this is a very uncommon issue with only a couple of examples with this jacket being previously recorded, and none found signed. The book format is the same as the initial printings with the B&W illustrations by Clifford Geary. This copy is signed in blue biro by Heinlein to the title page. A scarce printing of this classic title, signed by Heinlein, makes this volume a highlight for any collection. We are full-time professional booksellers and members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA) and the Provincial Book Fair Association (PBFA) and therefore are committed to good bookselling practices, and excellent customer service. This book will be sent UK addresses via a tracked and/or signed for postal service. We package our books very securely so that they reach you in the same condition that they leave us. However, if you have any complaints please do not hesitate to message us and we shall do everything we can to make you happy.
