The Ship that Sailed to Mars
by Timlin, William M
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- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
NY: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1924. Timlin, William M.. First American edition. One of only 250 copies designated for the United States from a total edition of 2,000. The handsomely produced and lavishly illustrated tale of an old man who builds a square-rigged ship with the help of fairy artisans, and sails through the inhabited wonderland of space to a fairyland Mars. The text is written out calligraphically with ornaments in two colors, and tipped onto gray paper. Forty-eight colored plates, also tipped-in, show Timlin's genius in the art of fantasy. Timlin, who was born in England and lived in South Africa, was an architect, musician, composer, painter, and etcher. This was his only attempt at fantasy. The film rights were sold in the United States, where he was popular during his lifetime. Publisher's printed boards backed in gilt-stamped parchment. Corners and extremities are somewhat bumped and rubbed, some toning to endpapers, else a near fine copy in very good original printed dust wrapper, which is split at the front hinge and shows chipping to upper edge, spine, and corners. (Dalby, p. 102).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bromer Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30628
- Title
- The Ship that Sailed to Mars
- Author
- Timlin, William M
- Illustrator
- Timlin, William M.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Frederick A. Stokes Company
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1924
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Illustrated Books;
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About the Seller
Bromer Booksellers
Biblio member since 2008
Boston, Massachusetts
About Bromer Booksellers
Bromer Booksellers specializes in rare and beautiful books. Owned and operated by Anne Bromer, who has been in the business of fine books for over fifty years, our shop carries a range of important private press books, designer bookbindings, illustrated books, children's books, and miniature books.
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- Parchment
- Pages or book covering made from a prepared animal skin. Parchment describes any animal skin used for books, while vellum is a...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...