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First edition, first printing, of the fifth book of the Mars series, in a lovely copy of the uncommon jacket. Octavo. Original red cloth, spine and front cover lettered in black. With dust jacket. Illustrated with 8 plates by J. Allen St. John. Minor rubbing to board edges, faint offsetting to endpapers, a beautiful, near-fine copy in like, notably attractive jacket, a couple of spots of soiling, spine panel toned, short closed tears at fold ends and foot of rear panel. Bleiler (1978), p. 35; Reginald 02278.