Childhood's End

Pinkish red boards with black lettering, 220 pp. Corners bumped including top and base of spine, light speckling on top edge. Jacket in new Brodart, a little apparent damp staining along spine, minor chipping along edges including top and base of spine. Book club edition with a gutter code indicating printing date of May 1966. A nice copy of this science fiction classic. ; 7 " - 9 " Tall; 220 pages; "This is the story of the last generation of mankind on earth. In 1975 man's international armaments race is halted abruptly by ships from outer space which suddenly appear above every major city of the earth. They are manned by Overlords, mysterious creatures from another race, who take over control of the world. Within fifty years, these brilliant rulers have eliminated ignorance, disease, poverty, and fear. But this golden age ends suddenly for mankind when their guardians bow to the will of a superior intelligence and death comes to the planet. "

Product Info

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Year: 1966

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

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