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John Keir Cross. Three Works, including:... (Total: 3 Items)
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John Keir Cross. Three Works, including: The Angry Planet: An Authentic First-hand Account of a Journey to Mars in the Space-Ship Albatross, Compiled from Notes and Records by Various Members of the Expedition, and Now Assembled and Edited for Publication by John Keir Cross. From Manuscripts Made Available by Stephen MacFarlane. The Illustrations are by Robin Jacques. New York: Coward-McCann Inc., [1946]. Octavo. viii, 239 pages. Nine illustrations including the frontispiece. Publisher's red boards with a large black circle and silver lettering on the front cover. The spine is lettered in silver. Yellow dust jacket with a large illustration. Some rubbing to the jacket, slight sunning to the jacket spine, very tiny closed tears to the head and foot of the jacket spine, and one to the bottom edge on the front of the jacket. Altogether a very good copy. A retelling of the fictitious journey to Mars aboard the Albatross is a highly imaginative novel which covers the journey, initial arrival, their encounters with Martians, the struggle between good and evil, and the rushed trip back to Earth. [and:] The Other Passenger. Philadelphia, New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, [1946]. First edition. Octavo. 320 pages. Publisher's red cloth covers with the front cover and spine lettered in black and gilt. Black dust jacket with an illustration and lettering in red and yellow. Some minor rubbing to the dust jacket, two very tiny closed tears to the edges of the jacket, foot of the jacket spine is slightly bumped. Altogether a very good copy. The short stories in this compilation focus upon the other passenger, or your own self in the fourth dimension which forces the enactment of unthinkable actions. Some of the titles include: The Glass Eye, Hands, Another Planet, The Little House, Esmeralda, The Lovers, and The Other Passenger. [and:] The Other Side of Green Hills. Drawings by Robin Jacques. New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., 1947. First American Edition. Octavo. 190 pages. Publisher's light gray cloth covers with a small illustration and lettering in light blue on the front cover. The spine is lettered in light blue. Light blue dust jacket with an illustrated border and the lettering in white and black. The price is clipped from the jacket flap. Some rubbing to the jacket, slightly sunned jacket spine, some tiny chipping to the foot of the jacket spine and the bottom front corner, some tiny closed tears to the top front edge of the jacket. Altogether a very good copy. This work follows the adventure of five children who spend a Christmas holiday at an old country house.Auction Info
2008 June Grand Format Books & Manuscripts Auction #683 (go to Auction Home page)
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