My brother-in-law, picked up this second-hand hardback book from an Oxfam bookshop in Swansea, Tom Corbett Space Cadet - Danger in Deep Space by Gary Rockwell for 99p.
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It is a first edition from 1953 and although showing signs of damage, torn dust jacket, water damage etc, the book is in good condition for its age.
I have only just started reading the book and am up to chapter four. So far the best description I can give is that it is a good yarn! The three illustrations featured below show some of the images of 'what the future will look like'. They may prove useful for Retro Sci-Fi modellers.
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The book is in a series of five - from the Venture Library;
- Stand by for Mars! (another Tom Corbett Space Cadet Story)
- Danger in Deep Space
- Rip Foster rides the Grey Planet
- Tarzan and the Forbidden City
- Tarzan and the City of Gold
Tony
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