Timlin, William M.

The Ship that Sailed to Mars, book

Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art

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ZAR 12 518
Lot 487
  • Timlin, William M.; The Ship that Sailed to Mars, book
  • Timlin, William M.; The Ship that Sailed to Mars, book
  • Timlin, William M.; The Ship that Sailed to Mars, book

LOT 487

Timlin, William M.

The Ship that Sailed to Mars, book
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ZAR 12 000 - 16 000
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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.

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