Important South African and International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Live Auction, 16 October 2017
Day Sale
Lot Estimate
ZAR 8 000 - 12 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 15 347
Auction Catalogue
About this Item
Timlin, William M.
The Ship that Sailed to Mars
(1923). London: George Harrap, 46 tipped in plates and text, quarter white vellum binding, foxing, staining and tears
Notes
Acclaimed as both "the most beautiful and valuable science fiction book published this century"1 and "a masterpiece ... the most original beautiful children's book of the 1920s".2
1. Robert Weinberg. (1988) Biographical Dictionary of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists.
2. Richard Dalby. (1991) The Golden Age of Children's Book Illustration.
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