Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Jewellery
Live Auction, 7 October 2019
Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art
Lot Estimate
ZAR 12 000 - 16 000USD 671 - 894
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
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ZAR 12 518
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About this Item
Timlin, William M.
The Ship that Sailed to Mars, book
(1923) London: George Harrap, 46 tipped in plates and text
First edition, limited to 2000 copies
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.