The View from Serendip

New York: Random House, 1977.

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Hardcover. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper with slight toning to the edges of the flaps. Inscribed by Arthur C. Clarke to his protégé, one-time secretary, and longtime friend Ian Macauley; "To Ian, this souvenir of a quarter century! All the best, Arthur. NYC 11 Oct. 77." Macauley, an award-winning *New York Times* journalist, was the dedicatee of Clarke's first published hardcover novel, *Islands in the Sky* (1952). He also edited Clarke's book of collected essays, *Greetings, Carbon-Based Bipeds!* (2000). Clarke wrote the last chapter of *Childhood End*, while visiting Macauley in Atlanta, where he was reportedly greatly influenced by their discussions. A nice association copy of this miscellany, including speculations on space, science and the sea, a short science-fiction story, and "an equatorial autobiography." Macauley has made several pencil and pen alterations in the text, apparently while preparing the essays for the collected volume.

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ISBN: 0394417968

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Item #305872 The View from Serendip. Arthur C. CLARKE.
The View from Serendip
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The View from Serendip

Arthur C. Clarke
birth name: Arthur Charles Clarke
born: 12/16/1917
died: 3/19/2008

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English science-fiction writer, oceanographer, inventor of the communications satellite (honest!), best known for his collaboration with director Stanley Kubrick, 2001: A Space Odyssey.more

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