THE CRUCIBLE OF POWER. The Collected Stories of Jack Williamson Volume Five.

First trade edition, first printing. Publisher's original green cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Stephen Haffner designed dustwrapper. Illustrated endpapers. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth bright and fresh, with just a hint of rubbing to the extremities. The contents, with a couple of light finger marks to the top edge of the closed text block, are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed and creased dustwrapper, which remains without fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped ($40.00 to the upper front flap).

This trade edition was issued in an editon of 500 copies. A limited edition of 75 numbered and slipcased copies, signed by the author, were also issued. A collection of 12 science fiction stories from the first decade Jack Williamson's career, originally published in pulp form between November 1938 and May 1940. Volume five in Haffner Press's 'The Collected Stories of Jack Williamson' series.