Islands in the Sky

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Overview:

Title: Islands in the Sky
Author: Arthur C. Clarke
Year: 1952
Publisher: Sidgwick & Jackson
Price: 8/6
Pages: 190
Binding: Hardcover
Type: Novel
Title Reference: Islands in the Sky
Notes:
- First UK hc edition; Reginald has this as the first, Clute has the US edition as first; Currey notes both
- Book is undated
- "The illustration, by R. A. Smith, on the front of this wrapper is taken from The Exploration of Space by Arthur C. Clarke and is reproduced by courtesy of Temple Press Ltd." on dust jacket flap Tuck gives cover artist as Quinn, and "A Biographical Dictionary of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists" by R.Weinberg credits cover to Gerard Quinn Comparison of the image with The Exploration of Space shows it is the same and that it is credited to R. A. Smith in that publication