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A superb and very scarce set comprising of "When Worlds Collide", and "After Worlds Collide", both first edition, first printings in their original first printing dust jackets. See below for set details by book title. These famous catastrophe novels were a huge commercial success with over 1/2 million copies sold. This book was made into a film in 1951 which won awards for special effects, and then sparked the 1950's sci-fi boom. **Please see our 22 images of this set: WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York, 1933 First Edition, First Printing A fine clean crisp book with a fine/near fine FIRST STATE dust jacket. This copy is the true first edition, first printing by Stokes including the extremely scarce original first edition dust jacket, with the requisite ad for "FLAWED BLADES" by P.C. Wren on the rear flap, and the $2.00 price to the front and rear flaps. The book is in fine condition, with vibrant unfaded red cloth boards and light blue titles to front panel and spine. The book has sharp corners, no bumps and no edgewear. The binding is tight and square. The cloth is very clean and fresh. The endpapers are clean with no inscriptions, no book plates. The interior pages are clean, bright and flat. Please see the many included images. The original striking condition fine/near fine dust jacket has benefited from some very very light expert restoration limited to the outer spine tips. The jacket has Strong Vibrant Colors, with only a slight hint of fading to the spine (which more commonly fades to a green tone). The dust jacket has No rips, No chips, No staining, No edgewear, No rubbing, No chipping, No creasing, and No foxing. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price of $2.00 located on both the front and back flaps. The rear flap has the requisite ad for FLAWED BLADES by P. C. Wren. Please see the many included images. A handsome clean, crisp fine copy with a fine/near fine condition vibrant dust jacket. Outstanding presentation on the shelf with the dramatic dust jacket art. AFTER WORLDS COLLIDE Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York, 1934 First Edition, First Printing Fine condition book and original unclipped dust jacket. The Stokes edition is the true first edition of this title. "The thrilling and deeply moving story of the survivors of Doomsday—of the few daring men and woman who escaped in a space ship before the cosmic collision that destroyed this earth, and who arrived at a hazardous haven on a strange planet beyond the sun." This book was the sequel to WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE, and was written one year later. This book comes with its original scarce first edition, first impression dust jacket, NOT price clipped. This is the rare true first edition of this title with a fine condition book, with vibrant blue crisp cloth boards and a gilt planet to the front with gilt titles to the spine. The book has sharp corners and no edgewear. The book has a nice tight and square binding. The endpapers are clean with no owner names, no bookplates and no inscriptions. The interior pages appear as unread, being crisp, bright and flat with no marks or writing, and no stains. Rough-cut page edges as published. Please see the many included images. A beautiful, clean book and extremely scarce! The original striking condition dust jacket has benefited from very some restoration and presents in near fine condition. The jacket has Strong Vibrant Colors with No rips, No chips, No staining, No edgewear, No rubbing, No chipping, No creasing, and No foxing. Touch of slight toning to the spine and rear panel. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price of $2.00 located on both the front and back flaps. Please see the many included images. A most handsome, crisp copy of this scarce title. Presents well on the shelf. ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Please see our ABE store for our other landmark SciFi titles.

When Worlds Collide is a 1933 science fiction novel co-written by Edwin Balmer and Philip Wylie. It describes the coming destruction of Earth by a rogue planet and how a select few human beings escape in a spaceship to a new world.