The Complete Skylark

"When Dr. Richard Seaton electrolyzes the heretofore unknown metal "X" in a copper bath, the bath flies out the window and across the horizon at such velocity he has difficulty tracking it with binoculars. Teaming up with tycoon M. Reynolds Crane, he uses his incredible discovery to craft the most advanced spacecraft in the world--a forty-foot diameter, globe-shaped craft traveling many times faster than the speed of light! Unfortunately, Dr. Marc DuQuesne has learned of the discovery ..."--Jacket