‎Renard jules‎

‎RENARD Maurice‎

‎Le Docteur Lerne sous-dieu‎

‎Paris: Les Eds. G. Crés Et Cie. cop. 1919.- 285 p.; 8vo. CIENCIA-FICCIÓN LITERATURA FANTÃSTICA OVNIS Y ALIENÃGENAS Libro en español Les Eds. G. Crés Et Cie. paperback‎

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‎RENARD Maurice‎

‎Le Péril Bleu / Coverture et frontispice de J. Hémard‎

‎Paris: L'Edition Française Illustrée 1920.- 252 p. 1 h.; 8º 184 x 12 cm.; Tela.- No conserva cubiertas.- Curioso libro de ficción. LITERATURA Y ESTUDIOS LITERARIOS EXTRANJEROS DE LOS SIGLOS XVI-XXI Livre en français L'Edition Française Illustrée hardcover‎

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‎Renard Maurice‎

‎M. d'Outremont et autres histoires singulières 1913 Leather Bound‎

‎2019. Leather Bound. New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine. Reprinted in 2019 with the help of original edition published long back 1913. This book is printed in black & white sewing binding for longer life Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Lang: - fre Pages 296. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. FOLIO EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE. hardcover‎

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‎Renard Maurice‎

‎M. d'Outremont et autres histoires singuli�res 1913‎

‎2020. Paperback. New. Lang: - fre Pages 296. Reprinted in 2020 with the help of original edition published long back 1913. This book is Printed in black & white sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Soft Cover HARDCOVER EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Any type of Customisation is possible with extra charges. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. paperback‎

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‎Renard Maurice‎

‎New bodies for old 1923 Hardcover‎

‎2020. Hardcover. New. Lang: - eng Pages 322. Reprinted in 2020 with the help of original edition published long back 1923. This book is Printed in black & white Hardcover sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Dust Cover Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Any type of Customisation is possible with extra charges. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. hardcover‎

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‎Renard Maurice‎

‎NEW BODIES FOR OLD OR THE STRANGE EXPERIMENTS OF DR. LERNE‎

‎New York: The Macaulay Co. 1923. First U.S. edition. Some offsetting to end papers previous owner bookplate to front paste-down near fine in near fine dust jacket with the spine slightly age darkened. 3717. Octavo Hardcover. This is the first edition in English translated from the French. Renard was the author of many science fiction books which have not been translated. "According to Versins author of Encyclopedie de L'Utopie et de la Science Fiction the most significant French writer in the science fiction genre between the Victorians and the moderns" from: Bleiler-Science Fiction The Early Years #1855. Biological science fiction. The Macaulay Co. hardcover‎

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‎Renard Maurice‎

‎New Bodies for Old or The Strange Experiments of Dr. Lerne‎

‎New York: The Macaulay Company 1923. Original American Edition. Hardcover. NF contents; VG covers; Good DJ with some fading to spine a bump to upper outer front corner and small tears to head/tail of spine. Moss green cloth/boards; black lettering. Moss green dj with black lettering including an excerpt from the dedication to H.G. Wells. All edges painted green. 308 pages with no illustrations. A scarce copy of the American English edition of Renard's early sci-fi novel originally published in France as Le Docteur Lerne. "The publication of Renard's first sf novel in 1908 Le Docteur Lerne Doctor Lerne gained him rave reviews and launched him into the limelight of Parisian literary circles. Although strongly derivative of Wells' The Island of Dr Moreau 1896-an influence openly acknowledged by Renard in his dedication-Le Docteur Lerne extrapolates the notion of biological engineering much further than Wells all the way into the fantastic. After years of experimentation in grafting animal parts to plants and vice-versa producing at times some quite amazing results Dr. Lerne begins interchanging brains between animals between humans and even between animals and humans. As a result of these experiments he ultimately learns how to project his own mind and spirit into other animate and not-so-animate objects like people trees and even an automobile. The narrative itself is recounted in the first person by Dr. Lerne's visiting nephew Nicolas: he gradually in detective-like fashion uncovers the truth of his uncle's experiments and his reactions to them range from morbid curiosity to outright horror. Part of the originality of the tale however is not in the sometimes outlandish plot sequences but in the manner in which they are told. The originality of this novel is two-fold: in its sf eroticism and in how it portrays the mind-body split through narrative point of view. One example: Nicolas is forced to have his brain exchanged with that of a bull. Following the surgery the young man must now struggle to acclimate himself to the alien: not only to his new bovine body and instincts but also to seeing his old self as the "other"-especially when the latter makes overtly sexual advances toward "his" mistress. Another example: later in the text after receiving his own brain back again the narrator is in the throes of a steamy sexual interlude with his aforementioned mistress when he suddenly feels the presence of another person's identity intruding into his mind and taking over his body: it is Dr. Lerne who gazing through a peephole nearby decides to become a more-than-first-hand observer to the proceedings. Such risqu� subject matter and offbeat points of view in Le Docteur Lerne-continually oscillating as it does between the vicarious and voyeuristic-make it a quite original sf text and one that foreshadows other erotic science-fiction works by writers like Philip Jos� Farmer Robert Silverberg and Kate Wilhelm published over a half century later. Of course if one were to judge Renard's Le Docteur Lerne from its only-available English translation New Bodies for Old one would never have the opportunity to read such passages. They are not there. In fact this translation seems to aptly exemplify the marketplace strategy known as "bait-and-switch." On its intentionally provocative dust jacket after the title "Maurice Renard's Startling Novel New Bodies for Old or The Strange Experiments of Dr. Lerne" the publisher chooses to quote the most enticingly suggestive portions of the author's dedication to Wells: "When Fortune.allowed me to discover the subject of this allegorical novel I felt bound not to set it aside because of a few audacities which a faithful rendering involved. Far from desiring to arouse.instinct in my reader and amuse him with scandalous descriptions my work is addressed to the philosopher." But when one then reads the actual narrative one discovers that all such "audacities" and "scandalous descriptions"-i.e. all passages of sexuality like those I have discussed-have been thoroughly and meticulously excised. Despite its cover's subtle promises of titillation the content of Renard's book has been truncated so as not to offend its anglophone audience's supposed sense of moral propriety." - by Arthur B. Evans from depauw.edu. The Macaulay Company hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 159253

‎Renard Maurice Bookplate Of Larry Mcmurtry‎

‎New Bodies For Old Or The Strange Experiments Of Dr. Lerne‎

‎New York: Macaulay 1923. First American Edition 1st Printing. Green Cloth. Near Fine Book/Very Good DJ. 308 Pp. Green Cloth Gilt All Edges Of Page Block Colored Green As Issued. First American Edition And First English Language Edition Of The French Mystery/Science Fiction Author's Early Book. Near Fine With Slight Foxing To Front End Papers Small Old Bookseller's Stamp At Lower Corner Of Front Pastedown With Bookplate Of Writer Larry Mcmurtry Small Owner's Signature Dated October 1925 On Free Front Endpaper. In The Scarce Vg Dust Jacket Which Is Worn Slightly Faded 3/4" Long By Up To 1/4" Deep V-Chip At Top Of Spine Removing Letter "N" At Start Of Title Minute Losses At Corners 2" Long And Up To 3/8" Deep Light Damp Spot At Lower Right Of Front Panel With No Other Dampspotting On Covers Or Book. <br/> <br/> Macaulay hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 030699

‎Renard Maurice‎

‎NEW BODIES FOR OLD‎

‎New York: The Macaulay Company 1923. Octavo pp. i-iv v-vi vii-viii vii a-viii a 9-308 309-310: blank note: last leaf is a blank original olive green cloth front and spine panels stamped in black all edges stained green. First edition in English. The author's first and best novel first published in 1908 as LE DOCTEUR LERNE. Renard ". stands out as one of the most original authors to emerge at the beginning of the twentieth century . LE DOCTEUR LERNE impresses the reader with its up-to-date flavor and topicality. In his best pages Maurice Renard comes across as someone far ahead of his time someone who could be called a science fiction visionary." - Survey of Science Fiction Literature II pp. 560-63. ". a major step toward a recognizable modern science fiction ." - Anatomy of Wonder 1981 p. 13. ". generally regarded in France as the most important native SF writer for the period 1900-1930 ." - Clute and Nicholls eds The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction p. 1003. Bleiler Science-Fiction: The Early Years 1855. Clareson Science Fiction in America 1870s-1930s 646. Bleiler 1978 p. 165. Reginald 12141. A fine copy in nearly fine printed dust jacket printed on green paper stock with some tanning to spine panel and along flap folds. A superior copy of a book seldom found in nice condition. #149589 The Macaulay Company unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 149589

‎Renard Maurice‎

‎NEW BODIES FOR OLD‎

‎New York: The Macaulay Company 1923. Octavo pp. i-iv v-vi vii-viii vii a-viii a 9-308 309-310: blank note: last leaf is a blank original olive green cloth front and spine panels stamped in black all edges stained green. First edition in English. The author's first and best novel first published in 1908 as LE DOCTEUR LERNE. Renard ". stands out as one of the most original authors to emerge at the beginning of the twentieth century . LE DOCTEUR LERNE impresses the reader with its up-to-date flavor and topicality. In his best pages Maurice Renard comes across as someone far ahead of his time someone who could be called a science fiction visionary." - Survey of Science Fiction Literature II pp. 560-63. ".a major step toward a recognizable modern science fiction ." - Anatomy of Wonder 1981 p. 13. ". generally regarded in France as the most important native SF writer for the period 1900-1930 ." - Clute and Nicholls eds The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction p. 1003. Bleiler Science-Fiction: The Early Years 1855. Clareson Science Fiction in America 1870s-1930s 646. Bleiler 1978 p. 165. Reginald 12141. A fine copy in fine printed dust jacket printed on green paper stock with light tanning to spine panel. A superior copy of a book seldom found in nice condition. #138506 The Macaulay Company unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 138506

‎Renard Maurice‎

‎NEW BODIES FOR OLD‎

‎New York: The Macaulay Company 1923. Octavo pp. i-iv v-vi vii-viii vii a-viii a 9-308 309-310: blank note: last leaf is a blank original olive green cloth front and spine panels stamped in black all edges stained green. First edition in English. The author's first and best novel first published in 1908 as LE DOCTEUR LERNE. Renard ".stands out as one of the most original authors to emerge at the beginning of the twentieth century. LE DOCTEUR LERNE impresses the reader with its up-to-date flavor and topicality. In his best pages Maurice Renard comes across as someone far ahead of his time someone who could be called a science fiction visionary." - Survey of Science Fiction Literature II pp. 560-63. ".a major step toward a recognizable modern science fiction." - Anatomy of Wonder 1981 p. 13. ".generally regarded in France as the most important native SF writer for the period 1900-1930." - Clute and Nicholls eds The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction p. 1003. Bleiler Science-Fiction: The Early Years 1855. Clareson Science Fiction in America 1870s-1930s 646. Bleiler 1978 p. 165. Reginald 12141. Slight spine lean mild bruise to lower front corner tip else a fine copy in nearly fine printed dust jacket printed on green paper stock with some tanning to spine panel and along flap folds. A superior copy of a book seldom found in nice condition. #110277 The Macaulay Company unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 110277

‎RENARD Maurice‎

‎New Bodies for Old or The Strange Experiments of Dr. Lerne‎

‎New York: Macaulay 1923. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First American edition and first edition in English of his 1908 novel Le Docteur Lerne Sous-Dieu translation unattributed. A small owner's name stamped twice else fine in very near fine dustwrapper. Classic science-fiction tale about a mad scientist and his inhuman experiments. The first novel by the author of The Hands of Orlac. Bleiler p. 223. Macaulay hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 95435

‎RENARD Maurice.‎

‎New Bodies for Old.‎

‎New York:: The Macaulay Company 1923. First edition. publisher's cloth in dust jacket. Pencilled initials and date at rear; else very good or better in a nice unchipped jacket with some light fading and a few minor waterspots to spine. . 8vo. The Macaulay Company, hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 25067

‎Renard Maurice‎

‎New Bodies for Old‎

‎New York: Macaulay Company 1923. 308 pages green cloth with dark green printing and green page adges. Solid copy with a spine lean about a 1/2" stain on front cover and some other light moisture stains and covers show light wear. Interior pages are clean and near white. A science fiction novel. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good- Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Macaulay Company hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 20541

‎Renard Maurice‎

‎Suite fantastique : M. d'Outremont 1920 Hardcover‎

‎2020. Hardcover. New. Lang: - fre Pages 292. Reprinted in 2020 with the help of original edition published long back 1920. This book is Printed in black & white Hardcover sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Dust Cover Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Any type of Customisation is possible with extra charges. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 1111005798515

‎Renard Maurice‎

‎THE FLIGHT OF THE AEROFIX . cover title‎

‎New York: Published by Stellar Publishing Corporation 1932. Octavo pp. 1 2-24 printed self wrappers stapled. First edition. Published by Hugo Gernsback as "Science Fiction Series" No. 14. Renard is "generally regarded in France as the most important native sf writer for the period 1900-1930." - Clute and Nicholls eds The Science Fiction Encyclopedia 1993 p. 1003. Anatomy of Wonder 2004 II-898. Bleiler 1978 p. 165. Reginald 12139. Versins Encyclopédie de l'Utopie des Voyages Extraordinaires et de la Science Fiction p. 734. A fine copy. #165749 Published by Stellar Publishing Corporation unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 165749

‎Renard Maurice‎

‎THE FLIGHT OF THE AEROFIX‎

‎New York: Stellar Publishing Co. 1932. First edition. A just about fine copy some age darkening to edges. 7715. Wrappers. Science Fiction Series #14. Printed wrappers a 24 page booklet. A Gernsback publication. Stellar Publishing Co. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 7715

‎Renard Maurice‎

‎THE FLIGHT OF THE AEROFIX . cover title‎

‎New York: Published by Stellar Publishing Corporation 1932. Octavo pp. 1 2-24 printed self wrappers stapled. First edition. Published by Hugo Gernsback as "Science Fiction Series" No. 14. Renard is "generally regarded in France as the most important native sf writer for the period 1900-1930." - Clute and Nicholls eds The Science Fiction Encyclopedia 1993 p. 1003. Anatomy of Wonder 2004 II-898. Bleiler 1978 p. 165. Reginald 12139. Versins Encyclopédie de l'Utopie des Voyages Extraordinaires et de la Science Fiction p. 734. Mild tanning to edges a nearly fine copy. #136679 Published by Stellar Publishing Corporation unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 136679

‎Renard Maurice‎

‎THE FLIGHT OF THE AEROFIX . cover title‎

‎New York: Published by Stellar Publishing Corporation 1932. Octavo pp. 1 2-24 printed self wrappers stapled. First edition. Published by Hugo Gernsback as "Science Fiction Series" No. 14. Renard is "generally regarded in France as the most important native sf writer for the period 1900-1930." - Clute and Nicholls eds The Science Fiction Encyclopedia 1993 p. 1003. Anatomy of Wonder 2004 II-898. Bleiler 1978 p. 165. Reginald 12139. Encyclopédie de l'Utopie des Voyages Extraordinaires et de la Science Fiction p. 734. Owner's signature at top edge of front cover some tanning to paper stock a very good copy. #111199 Published by Stellar Publishing Corporation unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 111199

‎Renard Maurice translated and adapted by Florence Crewe Jones‎

‎The Hands of Orlac‎

‎New York: E.P. Dutton & Co. Inc. Very Good in Fair dj. 1929. 2nd printing. Hardcover. book is lightly worn with a touch of dust-soiling and faint spotting on the top edge of the text block; the jacket alas is badly compromised due to a large chunk having been torn away from the top left corner of the front panel taking with it about half of the title. "Body horror" novel about the psychological havoc wrought upon a famous pianist when his hands mangled in an accident are surgically replaced by those of a recently-executed murderer. Originally published in France in 1920 the novel was first filmed as a 1924 silent in Austria directed by Robert Wiene of "Caligari" fame; subsequent movie versions acknowledging the source novel were MAD LOVE 1935 starring Colin Clive and Peter Lorre and THE HANDS OF ORLAC 1960 with Mel Ferrer and Christopher Lee. It was also unofficially remade without source attribution as HANDS OF A STRANGER 1962 and is often acknowledged as an inspiration for the 1946 thriller THE BEAST WITH FIVE FINGERS. Rare in the dust jacket this example of which apart from the noted large missing piece is virtually unworn and is a great candidate for professional restoration. Alternatively one could take the much less expensive approach of obtaining a beautiful facsimile of the original jacket from the well-known purveyor of such things; details upon request. . E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 19847

‎RENARD Maurice‎

‎The original Autograph Statement Signed �Maurice Renard homme de lettres� about Peace for inclusion in the anthology Pax Mundi Livre D'or De La Paix‎

‎Undated c.1928-30. In French with separate translation on card folio in fine condition. Maurice Renard 1875-1939 French author. This presentation statement was prepared for publication in the famous anthology Pax Mundi. Livre D'or De La Paix Geneva 1932 which contained numerous autograph facsimile statements about the prospects for World Peace. It was prepared by the World League for Peace with the approval of the League of Nations. �There is no issue that can predominate in people�s consciences over the problem of peace. It is the duty of each individual to personally cooperate with all his might in the work of the League of Nations in which humanity�s greatest wisdom is now concentrated.� unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 15461

‎Renard Maurice‎

‎NEW BODIES FOR OLD‎

‎New York: The Macaulay Company 1923. Octavo pp. i-iv v-vi vii-viii vii a-viii a 9-308 309-310: blank note: last leaf is a blank original olive green cloth front and spine panels stamped in black all edges stained green. First edition in English. The author's first and best novel first published in 1908 as LE DOCTEUR LERNE. Renard ". stands out as one of the most original authors to emerge at the beginning of the twentieth century . LE DOCTEUR LERNE impresses the reader with its up-to-date flavor and topicality. In his best pages Maurice Renard comes across as someone far ahead of his time someone who could be called a science fiction visionary." - Survey of Science Fiction Literature II pp. 560-63. ". a major step toward a recognizable modern science fiction ." - Anatomy of Wonder 1981 p. 13. ". generally regarded in France as the most important native SF writer for the period 1900-1930 ." - Clute and Nicholls eds The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction p. 1003. Bleiler Science-Fiction: The Early Years 1855. Clareson Science Fiction in America 1870s-1930s 646. Bleiler 1978 p. 165. Reginald 12141. A fine copy in fine printed dust jacket printed on green paper stock. A superior copy of a book seldom found in nice condition. #152481 The Macaulay Company unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 152481

‎Renard Maurice‎

‎NEW BODIES FOR OLD‎

‎New York: The Macaulay Company 1923. Octavo pp. i-iv v-vi vii-viii vii a-viii a 9-308 309-310: blank note: last leaf is a blank original olive green cloth front and spine panels stamped in black all edges stained green. First edition in English. The author's first and best novel first published in 1908 as LE DOCTEUR LERNE. Renard ".stands out as one of the most original authors to emerge at the beginning of the twentieth century. LE DOCTEUR LERNE impresses the reader with its up-to-date flavor and topicality. In his best pages Maurice Renard comes across as someone far ahead of his time someone who could be called a science fiction visionary." - Survey of Science Fiction Literature II pp. 560-63. ".a major step toward a recognizable modern science fiction." - Anatomy of Wonder 1981 p. 13. ".generally regarded in France as the most important native SF writer for the period 1900-1930." - Clute and Nicholls eds The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction p. 1003. Bleiler Science-Fiction: The Early Years 1855. Clareson Science Fiction in America 1870s-1930s 646. Bleiler 1978 p. 165. Reginald 12141. Some offsetting to endpapers previous owner's bookplate affixed to front paste-down a near fine copy in near fine dust jacket with slight age-darkening to spine panel. #84547 The Macaulay Company unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 84547

‎Renard Maurice‎

‎New Bodies for Old or The Strange Experiments of Dr. Lerne‎

‎New York: The Macaulay Company 1923. Original American Edition. Hardcover. NF contents; VG covers; Good DJ with some fading to spine a bump to upper outer front corner and small tears to head/tail of spine. Moss green cloth/boards; black lettering. Moss green dj with black lettering including an excerpt from the dedication to H.G. Wells. All edges painted green. 308 pages with no illustrations. A scarce copy of the American English edition of Renard's early sci-fi novel originally published in France as Le Docteur Lerne. "The publication of Renard's first sf novel in 1908 Le Docteur Lerne Doctor Lerne gained him rave reviews and launched him into the limelight of Parisian literary circles. Although strongly derivative of Wells' The Island of Dr Moreau 1896-an influence openly acknowledged by Renard in his dedication-Le Docteur Lerne extrapolates the notion of biological engineering much further than Wells all the way into the fantastic. After years of experimentation in grafting animal parts to plants and vice-versa producing at times some quite amazing results Dr. Lerne begins interchanging brains between animals between humans and even between animals and humans. As a result of these experiments he ultimately learns how to project his own mind and spirit into other animate and not-so-animate objects like people trees and even an automobile. The narrative itself is recounted in the first person by Dr. Lerne's visiting nephew Nicolas: he gradually in detective-like fashion uncovers the truth of his uncle's experiments and his reactions to them range from morbid curiosity to outright horror. Part of the originality of the tale however is not in the sometimes outlandish plot sequences but in the manner in which they are told. The originality of this novel is two-fold: in its sf eroticism and in how it portrays the mind-body split through narrative point of view. One example: Nicolas is forced to have his brain exchanged with that of a bull. Following the surgery the young man must now struggle to acclimate himself to the alien: not only to his new bovine body and instincts but also to seeing his old self as the "other"-especially when the latter makes overtly sexual advances toward "his" mistress. Another example: later in the text after receiving his own brain back again the narrator is in the throes of a steamy sexual interlude with his aforementioned mistress when he suddenly feels the presence of another person's identity intruding into his mind and taking over his body: it is Dr. Lerne who gazing through a peephole nearby decides to become a more-than-first-hand observer to the proceedings. Such risqué subject matter and offbeat points of view in Le Docteur Lerne-continually oscillating as it does between the vicarious and voyeuristic-make it a quite original sf text and one that foreshadows other erotic science-fiction works by writers like Philip José Farmer Robert Silverberg and Kate Wilhelm published over a half century later. Of course if one were to judge Renard's Le Docteur Lerne from its only-available English translation New Bodies for Old one would never have the opportunity to read such passages. They are not there. In fact this translation seems to aptly exemplify the marketplace strategy known as "bait-and-switch." On its intentionally provocative dust jacket after the title "Maurice Renard's Startling Novel New Bodies for Old or The Strange Experiments of Dr. Lerne" the publisher chooses to quote the most enticingly suggestive portions of the author's dedication to Wells: "When Fortune.allowed me to discover the subject of this allegorical novel I felt bound not to set it aside because of a few audacities which a faithful rendering involved. Far from desiring to arouse.instinct in my reader and amuse him with scandalous descriptions my work is addressed to the philosopher." But when one then reads the actual narrative one discovers that all such "audacities" and "scandalous descriptions"-i.e. all passages of sexuality like those I have discussed-have been thoroughly and meticulously excised. Despite its cover's subtle promises of titillation the content of Renard's book has been truncated so as not to offend its anglophone audience's supposed sense of moral propriety." - by Arthur B. Evans from depauw.edu. The Macaulay Company hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : 159253

‎Renard Maurice‎

‎THE FLIGHT OF THE AEROFIX . cover title‎

‎New York: Published by Stellar Publishing Corporation 1932. Octavo pp. 1 2-24 printed self wrappers stapled. First edition. Published by Hugo Gernsback as "Science Fiction Series" No. 14. Renard is "generally regarded in France as the most important native sf writer for the period 1900-1930." - Clute and Nicholls eds The Science Fiction Encyclopedia 1993 p. 1003. Anatomy of Wonder 2004 II-898. Bleiler 1978 p. 165. Reginald 12139. Versins Encyclopédie de l'Utopie des Voyages Extraordinaires et de la Science Fiction p. 734. "Friends of the Library" rubber-stamped at upper edge of front cover some tanning to paper stock a very good copy. #163890 Published by Stellar Publishing Corporation unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 163890