L. W. Currey, Inc.

Gordon, Rex (pseudonym of Stanley Bennett Hough). FIRST TO THE STARS [by] Rex Gordon [pseudonym]. New York: Ace Books, Inc., [1959]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Ace Books D405. Interplanetary adventure on a one-way spaceship crewed by a man and a woman who have "issues" with each other. Thematically similar to Gordon's Robinsonade, NO MAN FRIDAY (a.k.a.) FIRST ON MARS, in which "a crash-landed man and woman try to survive and breed without any cultural aids at all." - John Clute, SFE (online). Reginald 06130. Faint pressure crease at upper right corner of rear cover near spine fold, a fine, unread copy. (#143720).

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