London: Frederick Muller, 1954. Reprint ed.. Hardback small, no jacket (missing), good plus condition, black & white photos, edges & title page moderately foxed, gilt spine lettering little faded, pages toned, minimal annotation (tick mark), owner's written name. 143 pp. Cedric Allingham claimed to see a flying saucer land in Scotland and communicate with the occupant. There is even a photo of the Martian. This book was later exposed as a hoax written by British astronomer Patrick Moore to demonstrate the gullibility of the British public. First edition.

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Bookseller: Bookhome Sydney (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 12226
Title: Flying Saucer from Mars.
Author: Allingham, Cedric; Moore, Patrick (anonymous)
Book Condition: Used
Edition: Reprint ed.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Frederick Muller
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1954
Keywords: mysteries, anomalies, ufos, hoaxes, physics, astronomy, britain, scotland, collectible, collectable, first edition
Bookseller catalogs: MYSTERIES & UFOS;

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Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...