Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke [BOOK CLUB EDITION] 1963 • Harcourt, Brace & World

Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke  BOOK CLUB EDITION [1963] HARCOURT BRACE & WORLD Rare vintage book club edition with same jacket art as the true first edition. Hardcover with dust jacket in very good condition. Dust jacket has some mild wear; small spot of tape damage to upper rear [see photos] but looks clean, bright and vibrant, in a new HQ brodart jacket protector.  Book itself is excellent.  Clean tight boards.  Reads good as new.  The Overlords appeared suddenly over every city--intellectually, technologically, and militarily superior to humankind. Benevolent, they made few demands: unify earth, eliminate poverty, and end war. With little rebellion, humankind agreed, and a golden age began.   But at what cost? With the advent of peace, man ceases to strive for creative greatness, and a malaise settles over the human race. To those who resist, it becomes evident that the Overlords have an agenda of their own. As civilization approaches the crossroads, will the Overlords s