Lot 115
Lindsay, David
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photography
Auction: 11 October 2017 at 11:00 BST
£688
Description
A Voyage to Arcturus. London: Methuen, 1920. First edition, 8vo., 8pp., of publisher's catalogue at the end, publisher's red cloth, lettered in blind on the upper cover and in gilt with gilt rules on the spine, spine slightly faded, with the bookplate of R. J. Dickinson
Footnote
Note: Now considered a seminal work of science fiction and which has been described as the major "underground" novel of the 20th century, this, the author's first book printed in an issue of 1500 copies, was not originally a great success, with only 596 of the issue being sold on publication.