CLARKE, ARTHUR C. Childhood's End. 8vo, red cloth stamped in black; preliminaries gently creased; dust jacket, scattered soiling, 1-inch chip to front panel affecting top of two letters in title, another small chip to its right and a few to spine panel ends. first edition of a famous and favorite early Clarke title. Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 9. New York: Ballantine, (1953)