Vanguard to Venus by Jeffrey Lloyd Castle

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Very Good. 1957. Dodd, Mead. Stock Image. First Edition, first printing.

This is the story of a voyage into nothing - no land, no air, no water, no gravity, no friendly warmth - Only burning heat and cold. And NO SOUND! It is the fabulous account of Sir Hugh Macpherson, the pioneer of space travel, the first among mortals to be suspended in free orbit around the Earth. Alone amid the myriad revolving stars, yet rushing incredibly through soundless space, it was he who first set on the long trail to other words. it was he who would be the Vanguard to Venus!