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DOYLE Arthur Conan.
The Maracot Deep And other stories.
By Arthur Conan Doyle. London John Murray Albemarle Street W. 1929. 10pp. integral advertisements at end; pp.310x; pink fine diaper cloth ruled blind on front cover lettered gilt on front cover and spine. Gilt slightly oxydised on spine as almost always with this title; edges and margins of first few leaves foxed; inscription dated ‘Sept 30th 1929’ on front end-paper; otherwise a virtually fine copy. Locke’s ‘Spectrum’ p.71; Green/Gibson A47a: 7970 copies were printed. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT116551
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ANTHOLOGY.
The Science fiction Source book.
Edited by David Wingrove. Longman on verso of title: Burnt Mill Harlow Essex 1984. Double demy 16mo; numerous illustrations in text; two blanks before half-title two at end serving as end-papers; pp.iv320iv; charcoal beaded-linen-grain textured boards blocked with publisher’s device and name on lettered silver down spine. Fine copy in dust-wrapper. Contributors include Brian Aldis Kingsley Amis Poul Anderson Ray Bradbury Richard Cowper Ursula Le Guin Larry Niven Frederik Pohl Robert Silverberg John Sladek Brian Stableford Lisa Tuttle Gene Wolfe Roger Zelazny etc. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT116367
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ALLEN Osric.
A novel by Rodney Scruggs or Charlie Chimp or Osric Allen or Hyperbole G.
Maelstrom: The Dark Tunnel A comedy. Published by Robert Temple 65 Mildmay Road London N1 4PU In the year one thousand nine Hundred and ninety four A.D. Demy 8vo; pp.vi250; black horizontally fine ribbed cloth over millboard lettered gilt on spine; black and white head- and tail- bands; pale cream end-papers. Fine copy in dust-wrapper. New copy. One of an edition limited to 300 copies printed on ‘Huntsman’ acid-free archival cartridge paper and bound in Italian ‘Luxor’ cloth. ISBN 0-9523093-5-1 All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT119410 ISBN : 0952309351 9780952309352
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BRUNNER John.
The Sheep Look Up.
J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd 1974. Lge.16mo; two blanks at end; grey boards blocked and lettered gilt lettered grey through gilt on spine. A fine copy in very slightly frayed dust-wrapper. Signed by the author on the title-page. First English edition of Brunner’s masterpiece but the second issue the price having been clipped from the dust-wrapper and a price increase sticker laid on to the front end-paper by the publisher. Published in America in 1972 V. Currey p.73. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT116459
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CLARKE Arthur C..
1984: spring.
A Choice of Futures. Granada London Toronto Sydney New York 1984. Double short demy 16mo format perfect bound; two blanks at end; pp.268iv; light grey rexine lettered black on and down spine. Fine copy in dust-wrapper. Articles essays and speeches. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. unknown
Bookseller reference : MRT116521
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HAWKES Jacquetta.
Providence Island: An Archaeological Tale.
1959 Chatto & Windus London. Extra cr.8vo; two blanks at end; pp.251v; cerise beaded fine linen-textured boards blocked and lettered gilt on spine. Fine copy in dust-wrapper. Locke’s ‘Spectrum’ p.107. A lost prehistoric race with psychic powers are discovered by an archaeological expedition on an unknown island. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT116654
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DEL REY Lester.
A Science Fiction Novel: Step to The Stars.
Jacket and Endpaper Designs By Alex Schomburg. Cecile Matschat Editor. Carl Carmer Consulting Editor. The John C. Winston Company Philadelphia; Toronto 1954. Demy 8vo; pp.xii211i blank; grey cloth blocked and lettered black on spine; end-papers printed pictorially in grey. Fine copy. Loosely laid in are proof pulls of the printed portions of the dust-wrapper on art paper. The pull of the front panel and spine in full colour has been folded in half vertically to allow it to be slipped into the book. The text for the flaps is included as two separate slips. Also laid in is an illustrated advertisement for the volume and three others clipped from an American newspaper this lightly embrowned. The book itself is presumably an advance copy. Currey p.144. We cannot remember seeing any other volume in which the names of the Editor and the Consulting Editor shared the title-page imprint with that of the publisher! An odd - and somewhat crowded - title-page. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT116539
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DOYLE Arthur Conan.
Danger!
And other stories. London John Murray 1918. Sm.cr.8vo; pp.x246; deep pink fine diaper cloth ruled and lettered blind on front cover lettered gilt on spine. Two or three small marks on cloth of sides; gilt oxydised on spine as usual with this volume; otherwise a very nice copy. Green & Gibson A41a: the first binding. Locke’s ‘Spectrum’ p.71. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT116548
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PLATT Charles.
The City Dwellers.
Science Fiction By Charles Platt. Sidgwick & Jackson London 1970. Sm.double cr 16mo; final blank; pp.189iii; dull blue cloth-textured boards lettered ruled and blocked with publisher’s monogram silver on spine. Fine copy in slightly rubbed dust-wrapper. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT116903
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BLISH James. ...and
all The stars A stage.
Faber and Faber 3 Queen Square London 1972. Extra cr.8vo; blank before half-title; pp.x206; dull greeny-blue hammered cloth-textured boards lettered gilt down and on spine. Fine copy in dust-wrapper. First English edition of a novel published in America in 1971 - though a shorter version had appeared serially in a magazine in 1960. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT116436
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HAGGARD H. Rider.
Queen of the Dawn: A Love Tale of Old Egypt.
London: Hutchinson & Co. Paternoster Row N.D. 1925. Sm.cr.8vo; blank before half-title; iron grey fine linen grain cloth ruled blind lettered and ruled and blocked black on blind pressed panels on front cover ruled and lettered black on spine; lower-edges mainly trimmed. A bright virtually fine copy. Second issue earlier copies having an inserted publisher’s catalogue dated ‘Spring 1925’ whilst later copies are without a catalogue. This title not in Sadleir; Wolff 2878; Bleiler 1948 p.137; Bleiler 1978 p.90; Reginald 06560; Whatmore F54; Scott 80: 10000 copies printed. The first English edition published 21 April 1925 nearly a month after the U.S. edition. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT116644
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WELLS HG.. H. G.
The autocracy Of Mr. Parham: His remarkable Adventures in this Changing world By H.G.
Wells Assisted pictorially By David Low. William Heinemann Ltd 1930. Blank before half-title; ten double page half-tone plates; blank at end; pp.xii370ii; brick red linen effect buckram blocked with publisher’s device blind on back cover ruled blind on front cover blocked and lettered gilt on spine. Slight uniform fading of cloth as usual with this title; light foxing of edges and a few scattered leaves; otherwise a nice copy. Locke’s ‘Spectrum’ p.225; Currey p.516. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT117069
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LARGE EC.. E. C.
Sugar In the air.
A Romance. Jonathan Cape 1937. Pp.447i blank; pale green cloth ruled blocked with publisher’s device and lettered gilt on spine. Near-fine copy in slightly frayed dust-wrapper. The probable second issue without advertisements inserted at the end. Locke p.133-4 not noting this issue. The author’s first novel. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT116753
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MERRIL Judith.
Shadow on the hearth.
Doubleday & Company Inc. Garden City New York 1950. Sm.double lge.post 16mo; final blank; pp.viii277iii; black buckram lettered silver on spine; fore-edges uncut lower-edges rough trimmed. Very nice copy in frayed dust-wrapper. Currey p.360. The author’s first book. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT116828
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DUFFY Maureen.
Gor Saga.
Eyre Methuen 1981. Double lge.post 16mo format perfect bound; final blank; pale brown boards blocked and lettered gilt on spine. Some bruising to corners and edges; otherwise a fine copy in dust-wrapper. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT116552
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FURNILL John.
Culmination.
Elkin Mathews & Marrot 54 Bloomsbury Street 1932. Sm.cr.8vo; pp.x534; light blue rough effect buckram blocked with publisher’s device and lettered gilt on spine. Very slight fading and creasing of spine; otherwise a fine copy. Locke ‘Spectrum’ p.87. The first issue. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT116610
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HYNE CJ. Cutcliffe. C. J.
Mr. Kettle - third Mate.
Ward Lock & Co. Limited London and Melbourne 1931. Sm.cr.8vo; pp.288; scarlet linen-textured boards blocked and lettered black on spine. Very slight spotting of covers; otherwise a fine copy in slightly frayed dust-wrapper. Probable later binding and later state of the dust-wrapper: both corners of the front flap having here been clipped away by the publisher removing alternative prices. Highlighted in Clute and Nichols ‘Encyclopædia of Science Fiction’ 1993 p.607 as one of four Captain Kettle titles to contain science-fiction elements. A lost-race story involving the Maya. This title not in Locke’s ‘Spectrum’. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT116378
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DAVIDSON I..
The ghost of Hutton.
A Romance of The North Country. Penrith: R. Scott Ltd. “Observer†Office 1932. Sm.cr.8vo; half-title not called for; blank precedes title-page; printer’s imprint leaf at end; pp.ii196ii; scarlet diagonally very fine ribbed cloth ruled and lettered black on front cover ruled lettered and blocked black on spine. Virtually fine copy. Scarce. Rationalised ghost story. The imprint is an odd one given that the author lived in London: his Foreword being signed from Holloway London N.7. Printed in Penrith by the publisher. Not in Locke’s ‘Spectrum’. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT116535
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BURROUGHS Edgar Rice.
Jungle girl.
Odhams Press Limited 1933. Two blanks before half-title two at end; bright green boards blocked and lettered gilt on spine. Covers a little marked; edges end-papers prelims. and last few leaves foxed; otherwise a nice copy. First English edition later issue binding. Though it is not so designated on the volume issued in The “Passing Show’s†Library of New Fiction. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT116484
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MOORCOCK Michael.
Legends From the End of time.
Harper & Row Publishers New York Evanston San Francisco London 1976. Lge.post 8vo format perfect bound; vignette on title and fly-titles to the separate stories; tailpiece to each story; quarter blue cloth dark purplish grey boards lettered silver and outline silver down spine; blue and white head- and tail- bands. Fine copy in dust-wrapper. With the author’s signature dated from New York ‘31 Oct 1976’ on title-page and his thirteen line holograph presentation inscription signed and with small drawing to Simon House of Hawkwind on front end-paper: “In my view this remains particularly w. ANCIENT SHADOWS the best written of the series. I was very happy with the whole background and technique which WAS influenced by Geo. Meredith whom I admire a great deal .â€. The volume is dedicated ‘To the memory of George Meredith who taught me at least a technique’. Currey p.371. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT116851
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GIBSON William.
Virtual Light.
William Gibson. On front wrapper: Viking. On verso of title-page: 1993. Printed by Antony sic Rowe Ltd Chippenham Wiltshire. Med.8vo format perfect bound; half-title not called for; leaf bearing publisher’s device precedes title-page; pp.vi325i blank; white card wrappers cut flush printed outside in blue; issued without end-papers. Very nice copy. Presentation copy with the author’s signed inscription on the title-page. ‘Uncorrected advance proofs. Appearance is not expected to resemble the finished book.’ - so printed on the front wrapper. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. unknown
Bookseller reference : MRT116621
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ANSTEY F. ie. Thomas Anstey Guthrie.. i. e.
Salted Almonds.
London Smith Elder & Co. 15 Waterloo Place 1906. Pp.viii312; pale green and sage green linen-patterned cloth lettered gilt on front cover and spine; lower-edges uncut; fore-edges mainly trimmed. Slight marking of back cover and spine; otherwise a very nice copy of a difficult title. Turner 27. Short stories including some fantasy. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT116327
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POHL Frederik.
The Way the Future Was: A Memoir.
Victor Gollancz Ltd 1979. Double demy 16mo; final blank; scarlet boards lettered gilt on spine. Fine copy in dust-wrapper. First English edition. Published in America in 1978. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT116906
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MUNDY Talbot ie. William Lancaster Gribbon. i. e.
King Of the Khyber Rifles.
By Talbot Mundy. Illustrations by J.C. Coll. London Constable and Company Ltd. 1917. Frontispiece and six double-spread illustrations on supercalendered paper tipped in; pp.iv344; green fine rough-buckram lettered with short rule on front cover lettered with short rule and double-ruled box and pictorially blocked reddish brown on spine; t.e.light green. Light foxing to prelims. edges and some margins; otherwise a very nice copy. The very scarce first English edition published in July 1917 the American edition having appeared in the previous year. An oriental romance set in India during World War I Mundy’s best-known adventure novel and the first of his books to be published in England. “As a writer of adventure fiction set in exotic climes Mundy was one of the most skilled craftsmen of his day. Like Eric Ambler he had the ability to suggest locale and alien personality types by minimal hints and suggestions. He was also a good stylist and constructor of plots. If his characters separate themselves into goods bads and mahatmas this was partly due to his market.†- Bleiler The Guide to Supernatural Fiction p.376. There is no list of illustrations but they are tipped-in between pp.32-3 56-7 104-5 152-3 200-1 and 232-3. Bleiler 1948 p.206; Bleiler 1978 p.145; Reginald 10517; Donald M. Grant ‘Talbot Mundy Messenger of Destiny’ p.194; Hubin p.302. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT118759
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MACHEN Arthur.
Limited Edition: Strange Roads.
Sketches by Joseph Simpson R.B.A. London The Classic Press 18 Tooks Court E.C.4 1923. Pott 8vo; blank and half-title precede integral frontispiece; other illustrations in text; final blank; pp.54ii; faintly mottled olive green fine rough buckram blocked and lettered gilt on front cover; t.e.g. others uncut; end-papers printed with marbling in very pale lavender. Virtually fine copy in original tissue dust-wrapper somewhat frayed. Includes ‘Strange Roads’ and ‘With the Gods in Spring’ both titles appearing on the cover. Despite the title-page only the first essay is illustrated by Joseph Simpson. The second with its own half-title and fly-title bears the legend ‘Sketches by H.R. Millar’. Printed on toned mould-made paper. The book correctly does not include a statement of the limitation. Goldstone & Sweetser 25 but apparently an unlisted variant of the binding All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT116795
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FEARN John Russell.
Liners of time.
The World’s Work 1913 Ltd Kingswood Surrey 1947. Sm.cr.8vo; pp.viii146; quarter yellow linen down-lettered and blocked with publisher’s monogram device black on spine blue boards. Small scuff on front board otherwise fine. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT116600
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LYMINGTON John ie. John Newton Chance. i. e.
A Caller from Overspace.
Hodder and Stoughton 1979. Sm.cr.8vo format perfect bound; pp.189i blank; dark charcoal boards blocked with publisher’s device and lettered gilt down spine. Very nice copy in torn dustwrapper tissued on verso. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT116792
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WILLIAMSON Jack.
The legion Of space.
Illustrated by A.J. Donnell. Fantasy Press Reading Pennsylvania 1947. Frontispiece and three plates; final blank; grey-green cloth ruled blocked and lettered gilt on spine; pink end-papers printed pictorially in black. Slight fading of spine; small old ink price on front end-paper; otherwise a very nice copy. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT117084
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GARNETT Edward.
Papa’s war & Other satires.
London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd. Ruskin House 40 Museum Street W.C. N.D. 1918. Double f’cap 8vo; half-title not called for; two blanks precede title-page serving as end-papers; title-page with an elaborate border of type-ornaments similar head-pieces and large decorated initial letters throughout after a seventeenth century model; pp.viii unpaged120; drab boards ruled blocked and lettered black on front cover and spine. Small tissued repair to head of spine and large corner of front end-paper creased; otherwise a very nice copy. Uncommon. Finely printed by Francis Meynell at the Pelican Press in Plantin Monotype with Pelican’s special ligatures. A collection of twenty-two satires some fantasy or science fiction. Locke’s ‘Spectrum’ p.89 All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT116614
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BRUNNER John.
The Wrong End of Time.
Eyre Methuen 1975. Double cr.16mo; final blank; bright green boards blocked with publisher’s device and lettered cream down spine. Fine copy in dust-wrapper. First English edition. Published in America in 1971 v. Currey p.74. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT116464
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DAWSON WJ.. W. J.
A soldier of The future.
Hodder and Stoughton London 1908. Pp.viii312; bottle green rough buckram ruled and blocked black on front cover and spine lettered black on front cover gilt on spine. Half-title and last page embrowned by contact with the end-papers; first and last few leaves foxed; otherwise a nice copy. Very readable religious fantasy. The following errata have been observed in this copy state or issue significance undetermined: p.86 l.23 ‘there’ for ‘their’; p.263 l.17 redundant ‘the’ at end of line. Not in Locke’s ‘Spectrum’ Sadleir or Wolff. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT116536
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ALLEN Osric.
A novel by Rodney Scruggs or Charlie Chimp or Osric Allen or Hyperbole G.
Maelstrom: The Dark Tunnel A comedy. Published by Robert Temple 65 Mildmay Road London N1 4PU In the year one thousand nine Hundred and ninety four A.D. Demy 8vo; pp.vi250; black fine cloth-textured boards lettered gilt on spine. Fine copy in dust-wrapper. New copy. Trade edition. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT116321
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ANTHOLOGY.
New writings in s-f 12.
Edited by John Carnell. Dennis Dobson 1968. Lge 16mo; two blanks at end serving as end-papers; dark brown linen-grain boards lettered silver on spine. Fine copy in marked and torn dust-wrapper. James White John M. Harrison Rankine Kapp Sellings. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT116357
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ANTHOLOGY.
Modern Tales of horror Selected by Dashiell Hammett.
Victor Gollancz Ltd 14 Henrietta Street Covent Garden 1932. Sm.cr.8vo; pp.448; black buckram lettered scarlet on spine. Front end-paper and half-title lacking; poor quality paper very lightly embrowned; otherwise a nice copy. Includes stories by William Faulkner John Collier L.A.G. Strong Conrad Aiken H.P. Lovecraft Stephen Vincent Benet Donald Wandrei Frank Belknap Long etc. as well as an Introduction by the Editor. The Lovecraft story ‘The Music of Erich Zann’ was originally published in the May 1925 issue of ‘Wierd Tales’ and is here first published in book form. This appearance not listed in Chalker. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT116355
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MACKENZIE Compton.
The lunatic Republic.
1959 Chatto & Windus London. Sm.double cr.16mo; pp.223i blank; dark blue cloth-textured boards blocked and lettered gilt on spine. Fine copy in dust-wrapper. Published on 8th January 1959 at 15s 0d. net. The present copy is of a later issue dating from c.1970 the inside flap of the dust-wrapper bearing a label increasing the price to ‘25/- net / £1.25 net’. Thomas & Thomas A89; Locke’s ‘Spectrum’ p.148: an interplanetary satire. Neither Thomas & Thomas nor Locke note variants. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT116802
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MAINE Charles Eric ie. David McIlwain. i. e.
Countdown.
London Hodder and Stoughton 1959. Sm.cr.8vo; advertisement on final page; pp.191i; scarlet fine-beaded-linen-grain boards ruled and lettered gilt on spine. Rubber stamp on front end-paper and unobtrusive file number on spine of dust-wrapper v. note; otherwise a fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. The Publisher’s File Copy so designated on the front end-paper. Currey p.343: later published in the U.S.A. under the title “Fire Past the Futureâ€. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT116809
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JACOBSON Dan.
The Wonder-Worker.
A novel. Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1973. Dull light blue boards lettered gilt down spine. Fine in dust-wrapper. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT116382
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STABLEFORD Brian.
The Angel Of Pain.
Simon & Schuster London Sydney New York Tokyo Singapore Toronto 1991. Lge.post 8vo format perfect bound; two blanks at end; pp.396iv; black fine cloth-textured boards blocked and lettered gilt on spine. Insignificant pressure-dint in front board; otherwise a virtually fine copy in dust-wrapper. The second volume of The Werewolves of London trilogy. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT116977
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ALDISS Brian W..
The Dark Light Years: A Science Fiction Novel.
Faber and Faber 1964. Final blank; crimson cloth lettered yellow on spine. Faint crease in front end-paper; otherwise a fine copy in rubbed and slightly frayed dust-wrapper. Presentation copy with the author’s extended signed holograph inscription dated ‘29.ii.64’ on front end-paper. Currey p.2. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT116315
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FARMER Philip Jose.
Strange Relations.
Ballantine Books New York 1960. Sm.double post 16mo perfect bound; integral advertisement leaf at end; pp.190ii; glazed white card wrappers cut flush printed in full colour; a.e. yellow; issued without end-papers or dust-wrapper. Fine copy. First edition English issue the wrappers bearing the price label ‘2/6d.’ over the original 35c on the front cover still just visible due to bad positioning of the label. The first edition of the author’s second book. The English importation of first edition sheets appears to have been rather small and this issue is scarce - especially in such nice state. There was no hard-cover issue of this first edition either in England or the U.S.A. Not in Locke’s ‘Spectrum’; Hubin p.185 erroneously dating the publication a year later and giving the Ballantine reference number as ‘507 K’ instead of the earlier ‘391 K’ which is on the cover of this copy. The advertisements run only to ‘319 K’. Hubin does not mention an English issue. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. unknown
Bookseller reference : MRT116591
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LEINSTER Murray ie. William Fitzgerald Jenkins. i. e.
The Last Space Ship.
New York: Frederick Fell Inc. 1949. Double cr.16mo; pp.239i blank; quarter sky blue cloth blocked with publisher’s device and lettered red on spine black cloth sides; fore-edges uncut. Nice copy. Currey p.267 erroneously describing the cloth sides as ‘boards’. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT116761
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KING Stephen.
The Tommy-knockers.
Hodder & Stoughton London Sydney Auckland Toronto 1988. Med.8vo format notch-bound; two blanks at end; pp.viii563v; black fine-cloth textured boards lettered gilt down and on spine. Short vertical crease in paper at head and tail of spine; inscription on front end-paper; otherwise a very nice copy with short tear on fold of back flap repaired with tissue on verso. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT116738
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FARMER Penelope.
Year king.
1977 Chatto & Windus London. Extra double cr.16mo; two blanks before half-title two at end serving as end-papers; pp.iv232iv; lime green coarse-cloth-textured boards lettered gilt on spine. Fine copy in dust-wrapper. Juvenile fantasy about twins and psychic possession. The publisher’s Production Office Copy so rubber-stamped on the front end-paper. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT116589
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BALLARD JG.. J. G.
The Day of Creation.
London Victor Gollancz Ltd 1987. Double med.16mo; final blank; pp.254ii; black cloth-textured boards down-lettered and lettered gilt on spine. Fine copy in dust-wrapper. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT116391
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WELLS HG.. H. G.
The autocracy Of Mr. Parham: His remarkable Adventures in this Changing world By H.G.
Wells Assisted pictorially By David Low. William Heinemann Ltd 1930. Blank before half-title; ten double page half-tone plates; blank at end; pp.xii370ii; brick red linen effect buckram blocked with publisher’s device blind on back cover ruled blind on front cover blocked and lettered gilt on spine. Very slight spotting of front cover; otherwise a fine copy. Locke’s ‘Spectrum’ p.225; Currey p.516. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT117068
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WELLS Carolyn.
The man who fell Through the Earth.
George G. Harrap & Company Ltd. London Calcutta Sydney 1924. Pp.256; light red fine-linen-grain cloth ruled and lettered gilt on front cover and spine. Gilt oxydised and cloth a trifle faded; otherwise a fine copy. The first English edition of a title published in America in 1919. Bleiler 1948 p.281 listing the American edition; not in Locke’s ‘Spectra’. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT118854
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ANTHOLOGY.
Possible worlds Of Science fiction.
Edited by Groff Conklin. Grayson & Grayson Ltd. 16 Maddox Street 1952. Double cr.16mo; leaf of copyright acknowledgments at end; deep pink boards lettered black on spine. Nice copy. Stories by Van Vogt Bradbury Asimov Leinster Vance Berryman Simak Anderson etc. all here first appearing in book form together with a six page introduction by the editor. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT116362
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CORELLI Marie.
The Secret power: A romance of the time.
Methuen & Co. Ltd. 36 Essex Street W.C. London 1921. Half-tone portrait frontispiece with tissue guard; pp.iv332; 8pp. publisher’s inserted advertisements at end; purple rough buckram ruled blocked and lettered yellow on front cover and spine; lower-edges uncut. Cloth of spine very slightly faded; some foxing of edges; faint vertical crease in front end-paper; a very nice copy nonetheless. Lost race: a scientifically advanced civilisation discovered by means of an air-ship working on a new principle; numerous inventions including a light ray that prospects for oil and gold a device that can cause earthquakes etc. Locke ‘Spectrum II’ “perhaps the most overtly science-fictional of her booksâ€. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT116531
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BOYD John ie. John Boyd Bradfield Upchurch. i. e.
The Pollinators Of Eden.
Victor Gollancz Ltd 1970. Lge.16mo; final blank; pp.x212ii red boards lettered gilt down spine. Fine copy in dust-wrapper. First English edition of a book published in New York in 1969. The English edition appears to have been printed photolithographically from the American one corrected in at least one instance by a laid-on slip visible by the outline of its sides. Currey p.490. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT116443
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SIMAK Clifford D..
Project Pope.
Science Fiction By Clifford D. Simak. Sidgwick & Jackson London 1981. Extra cr.8vo format perfect bound; biographical note leaf at end verso blank; pp.iv313i blankii; navy blue glazed linen-patterned boards lettered ruled and blocked with publisher’s monogram within ruled oval all silver on spine. Neat ink note recording the date of purchase as ‘OCTOBER 81’ on front paste-down; otherwise a fine copy in dust-wrapper. First English edition of a book published in America in the same year. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : MRT116968
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