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Cover of The Exploration of the Moon

The Exploration of the Moon

Arthur C. Clarke

First published 1954
Publisher Frederick Muller Ltd
Format Hardcover
Type Nonfiction
Cover art R. A. Smith
Pages 112
Price 18/-


• First published in Great Britain by Frederick Muller Ltd in 1954. • Includes 45 plates, 8 colour, by R. A. Smith. List of plates included. • Introduction [pp. 7-11] and Epilogue [p. 112] by Arthur Clarke. • Short "Acknowledgements" section, apparently by R. A. Smith, expressing his indebtedness to H. E. Ross. • Separated into four parts: I. On the Frontiers of Space; II. To the Moon; III. The Pioneers; IV. The Colonists. Each has a short introduction. • The rest of the book consists of two-page units: plate by Smith on the right, title and text by Clarke on the left.

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
The Exploration of the Moon 1955 Harper & Brothers Hardcover Nonfiction 112
The Exploration of the Moon 1955 S. J. R. Saunders Hardcover Nonfiction 112
The Exploration of the Moon 1956 Frederick Muller Ltd Hardcover Nonfiction R. A. Smith 112