THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS
London: Dennis Dobson, 1967. First U.K. Edition. Item #8675
First Impression. Octavo (22cm); dark brown cloth, with titles stamped in silver on spine; dustjacket; [12],13-383,[1]pp. Lower board corners gently tapped (though still sharp), vintage (Australian) bookseller's ticket to lower front pastedown, else a fresh, Near Fine copy. Dustjacket is price-clipped, lightly edgeworn, with some trivial dust-soil and a few rubbed spots to panels; a bright, Very Good+ example.
Widely considered Heinlein's finest novel, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress earned Heinlein his fourth and final Hugo Award in 1967. First issued as a five part serial in Worlds of If magazine, the novel tells the story of a sentient computer that helps a group of rebels overthrow the authorities on a Moon colony. Barron, Anatomy of Wonder II-512; Owings p.12. 8675.
Price: $850.00