MYSTERY OF THE THIRD MINE. Philadelphia, Toronto: The John C. Winston Company, [1953]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. A desperate group of miners in the Asteroid Belt band together to fight the corrupt Asteroid Miners' Association. A tense tale of frontier life in space. Part of the classic Winston science fiction series for young readers published between 1952 and 1961. Some discoloration to cloth along outer joints, some darkening along inner hinges, foxing to page edges, a nearly fine copy in nearly fine first printing dust jacket (15 titles listed on rear panel) with some mild rubbing, light foxing to inner surface, and some foxing along rear fold. Jacket illustration by Kenneth Fagg. (#130925).
Price: $250.00
First edition so stated on copyright page.