Description
The signed first edition of Rocket Jockey by Lester del Rey, written under the pen name of Philip St. John.
Octavo, xi, [3], 207pp. Beige cloth, title stamped in blue on the spine. Stated “First Edition” on the copyright page. Illustrated endpapers. Light spotting to edges of text block, a near fine example. In the publisher’s first state dust jacket, $2.00 on front flap, ten titles listed on rear panel, faint shelf wear, bright illustrations. An attractive, near fine example. Dust jacket art by Alex Schomburg, the Hugh Award nominee for Best Professional Artist in 1962. (Currey, 143)
Signed by Lester del Rey on the title page in black pen.
This juvenile science fiction work was part of the Winston Science Fiction set. It was published in 1966 in the United Kingdom, with the revised title of Rocket Pilot.
