Pohl, Frederik (1919–2013) ; Kornbluth, C. M. (1923–1958)

Search The Sky [SIGNED Artist and Author]

New York: Baen, 1985. Cover Art by Vincent DiFate.

Signed by Frederik Pohl and by cover artist Vincent DiFate on the title page.

Classic interstellar adventure from the authors of The Space Merchants, newly issued in Baen’s 1980s revival series featuring striking DiFate artwork. From the estate of Jeri Kandel of Sarasota, Florida.

The bindings are tight and square. Text is clean with even age-toning. Minimal shelf handling wear. No spine crease; appears unread. A bright and well-preserved copy with sharp cover art and smooth page edges.

Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth were leading voices of mid-century American science fiction, celebrated for their sharp social and technological satire. Search the Sky (originally published in 1954) follows Junior Trader Ross on a mission to discover the fate of humanity’s scattered colonies—a reflection on stagnation and decay across distant worlds. 

Subjects: Frederik Pohl, C. M. Kornbluth, Vincent DiFate, Baen Books, 1980s paperback reissues, signed editions, classic sci-fi collaborations, Jeri Kandel estate, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Interplanetary Adventure.

Vincent Di Fate (b. 1945) is a leading American science fiction illustrator celebrated for his precise, visionary depictions of spacecraft and futuristic technology. Winner of the Hugo Award (1979) and multiple Chesley Awards, he also received the Frank R. Paul and Lensman Awards for lifetime achievement. His book Infinite Worlds (1997) remains a landmark study of science fiction art.

Provenance: From the estate of Jeri Kandel of Sarasota, Florida. Jeri, an aspiring Sci-Fi/Horror author, was active in the Florida West Coast Sci-Fi–Fantasy community. She served as a volunteer for DragonCon in Atlanta and other Florida West Coast and Orlando conventions, and as an active member of ASFA (Association of Science Fiction & Fantasy Artists), through which she acquired many remarkable autographs.

Item #21243

Price: $30.00