fenton ash (8 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Fair. 1928. No Edition Stated. 320 pages. No dust jacket. Purple pictorial cloth. Pages are moderately tanned at the edges, with notable foxing. Occasional thumb marks to pages edges. Binding has remained firm. Prize plate to front pastedown. Boards have heavy edge wear with bumping to corners. Heavy tanning to spine and edges. Boards are slightly bowed. Prominent forward lean to text block.Considerable loss to head of spine.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. Originally published in 1905 under the pseudonym of Fred Ashley, this is a scarce reprinting of this Lost Race novel set in the Pacific with an Amphibious race of people with webbed feet, printed here under the authors Fenton Ash pseud, (author of the Science Fiction novels, A Trip to Mars","A Son of the Stars", "The Radium Seekers", etc) figured in Locke "Spectrum of Fantasy", this printing is a 3d paperback featuring a colour pictorial cover, 120 pages, covers have some mild marking, staining to lower portion of spine panel, old inked number at top of upper cover, some corner wear else cover in good general condition, internally light browning to page edges, loss to one corner not affecting text, some staining to inner edges from rusting staples else a good example of this fragile paperback. this is a lighter item, shipping costs will been reduced accordingly at checkout where possible.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). A smart copy of this very scarce children's adventure novel, set in the Sargasso sea. First published in 1914, this work is very scarce in all editions.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and four further colour plates. Collated, complete.An unusual children's lost race novel, set upon a land mass made of weeds in the Sargasso sea.A charming children's science fiction novel, from British writer of pulp and science fiction Francis Henry Atkins, written under the pseudonym Fenton Ash.With the stamps of 'J. M. van Heiningen' to the front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Boards bright. Bumping to back strip head and tail, back strip lightly age toned. Front hinge strained, but firmly held. Stamp to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with spotting, and instances of foxing throughout. Very Good. book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. Published in London in 1909 this is the English First Edition of this Edwardian Science Fiction Novel, figured in Bleiler Checklist of Fantastic Literature and Locke Spectrum of fantasy, a Tale of two young Earthmen being invited by a visiting Martian to take a trip to Mars in his Spaceship, described as a living machine, once on Mars they have many adventures including hunting giant Eagles whilst wear flying suits, they also get involved in a gigantic Air Battle before being returned to earth. the book features a very attractive pictorial cover showing Winged Martians with one of their flying machines above, internally illustrated with six coloured plates by the artist W H C Groome, book measures 8 inches by 6 inches approx, 318 pages. Covers are mildly darkened, some fraying wear and minor splits to cloth at spine ends, mild bumps. Internally there is scattered foxing present to pages on and off throughout, heavy to a few pages, else contents in good general condition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, [viii], 318 pp, with 6 coloured plates by W.H.C. Groome, scattered minor foxing, original pictorial red cloth gilt, a little faded on spine, and slight staining to rear cover, slightly frayed at base of spine. Fenton Ash was the pseudonym of Francis Henry Atkins, 1847-1927, writer of 'pulp fiction', science fiction aimed for younger readers.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. "A Trip to Mars" by Ash Fenton. W. & R. Chambers, London. 1909 first UK edition, 5 plates only (of 6), light foxing, hinge cracked to p. 289, corner torn away p.215/216, original pictorial cloth, gilt, light mark to upper cover, spine faded, extremities bumped and frayed but still a bright crisp copy overall. Scarce first edition of this early popular science fiction story, an adventure following two young boys as they travel to Mars and face warring kings and giant eagles.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. W. H. C. Groome (illustrator). First edition. An exceptionally lovely first edition of this children's Martian fantasy novel, illustrated in colour by W. H. C. Groome. The first edition of this early twentieth century children's science fiction novel, from British writer of pulp and science fiction Francis Henry Atkins, written under the pseudonym Fenton Ash.In the scarce blue variant of the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding.Illustrated with six full colour illustrated plates from W. H. C. Groome. Collated, complete.In this thrilling children's adventure - an extra-terrestrial version of the popular African or Asiatic adventure novels of the time - two young cousins are on a South Sea island with their scientist-guardian, when an alien vessel crashes into the sea, containing the King of Mars.The two children travel to Mars, and become involved in a vast interstellar conflict, hunt giant eagles, and visit an interplanetary zoo.With a prize inscription, dated Christmas 1916, to the front pastedown, commending Edgar Harkwick for his Sunday School attendance.An uncommonly lovely copy of the first edition of this Martian fantasy. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Minot bumping to back strip head and tail. Inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting to first and last few leaves - most concentrated to title page - with pages otherwise generally clean and bright. Plates exceptionally bright. Very Good Indeed. book.