The Amphibians by S. Fowler Wright (First Edition) Rare
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The Amphibians by S. Fowler Wright (First Edition) Rare
$400.00 USD
The Amphibians by S. Fowler Wright (First Edition) Rare
Authors: S. Fowler Wright
Location: London
Publisher: The Merton Press, Ltd.
Date: [1925]
Edition: First Edition
Features: First Edition. No publication date given [1925]. Lacks the preface found in later editions. Red cloth with black lettering and ruling. 279 pp. A very rare copy of the first edition. "A second edition was issued in 1926, so identified on the copyright page, by The Merton Press, and a third edition, also self-identified, a year or so later by the same firm. The second edition has a preface not in the first." - Lock, A Spectrum of Fantasy. pg Set 300,000 years in the future and mostly dystopian. The Amphibians are one of the species in that future. They are small, furred, sexless creatures who communicate telepathically and mostly live peacefully. And there are other species of both plants and animals that are extremely violent. The Dwellers, the dominant species, live underground. The novel is concerned with a conflict between the Amphibians and the Dwellers, and how it is settled. The author used Fowler Wright as his surname, and some of his descendants use Fowler-Wright, but all libraries use Wright.
Book Condition: Very Good-: A firm copy with moderate wear to spine edges and corners. Cloth at front joint loosening. Mild sunning to spine. Mild offset tanning to endpapers. Owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Soiling to front endpapers. No jacket present.
Notes: Henry M. Eichner's copy. Eichner (1909–1971) was an American medical artist, illustrator and writer. He did covers and illustrations for the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society's magazine Shangri L'Affaires. His nonfiction book on Atlantis, Atlantean Chronicles, was published by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. in 1971.
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Authors: S. Fowler Wright
Location: London
Publisher: The Merton Press, Ltd.
Date: [1925]
Edition: First Edition
Features: First Edition. No publication date given [1925]. Lacks the preface found in later editions. Red cloth with black lettering and ruling. 279 pp. A very rare copy of the first edition. "A second edition was issued in 1926, so identified on the copyright page, by The Merton Press, and a third edition, also self-identified, a year or so later by the same firm. The second edition has a preface not in the first." - Lock, A Spectrum of Fantasy. pg Set 300,000 years in the future and mostly dystopian. The Amphibians are one of the species in that future. They are small, furred, sexless creatures who communicate telepathically and mostly live peacefully. And there are other species of both plants and animals that are extremely violent. The Dwellers, the dominant species, live underground. The novel is concerned with a conflict between the Amphibians and the Dwellers, and how it is settled. The author used Fowler Wright as his surname, and some of his descendants use Fowler-Wright, but all libraries use Wright.
Book Condition: Very Good-: A firm copy with moderate wear to spine edges and corners. Cloth at front joint loosening. Mild sunning to spine. Mild offset tanning to endpapers. Owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Soiling to front endpapers. No jacket present.
Notes: Henry M. Eichner's copy. Eichner (1909–1971) was an American medical artist, illustrator and writer. He did covers and illustrations for the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society's magazine Shangri L'Affaires. His nonfiction book on Atlantis, Atlantean Chronicles, was published by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. in 1971.
HCX23546-1