LOT #58755 |
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Charles Eric Maine. Three Novels, including:... (Total: 3 Items)
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Charles Eric Maine. Three Novels, including: The Isotope Man. Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, [1957]. Octavo. 217 pages. Publisher's light blue boards with the spine lettered in black. Black dust jacket designed by Ray Johnson. Very minor rubbing to the jacket, else a near fine copy. This work is an atomic thriller written by English science fiction author, Charles Eric Maine, and is set after the conclusion of World War III. [and:] Alph. Garden City, New York: Nelson Doubleday, Inc., [1972]. Book Club Edition. Octavo. 218 pages. Publisher's tan boards with the spine lettered in maroon. Illustrated dust jacket designed by Brad Holland. Very minor rubbing to the jacket, some discoloration to the jacket spine. Altogether a very good copy. In this novel, Maine explores the effects of a birth control tablet of the distant future which eventually allows for the birth of only females, and eventually, no male is left alive. Years later, a frozen man is discovered, and a male offspring is produced. [and:] The Man Who Couldn't Sleep. Philadelphia, New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1958. Octavo. 224 pages. Publisher's quarter light blue shelf back over light blue boards with a geometric design of red squares. Spine lettered in black. Illustrated dust jacket designed by Rey Pollak. Some rubbing to the covers, slightly sunned top edge of the covers, some rubbing to the jacket, slightly sunned jacket spine. Altogether a very good copy. An exploration in human emotion, Charles Eric Maine authored this novel centered upon the imagined invention of psychotape, a device which records and plays back emotions.Auction Info
2008 June Grand Format Books & Manuscripts Auction #683 (go to Auction Home page)
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