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BERRY, Bryan (Roderick Bryan), 1930-1966 : FROM WHAT FAR STAR? London : Panther Books – Hamilton & Co. (Stafford), (1953). First edition : the wrappers issue. Security officer becomes suspicious of a physicist at the Spaceship Development Centre – “something had walked through walls all right – but certainly not a man”. Panther Book 40. £10 To purchase, call us or e-mail us at books@ashrare.com quoting stock number 41487 – or simply click on the button
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“DEEGAN, Jon J.” – [SHARP, Robert George, 1902-1967] : AMATEURS IN ALCHEMY. London : Panther Books – Hamilton & Co. (Stafford), (1952). First edition. Alien planet in revolt at the threat from human civilization – in Deegan’s “Old Growler” series, a rather attractive British precursor of “Star Trek”. SOLD |
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“GRUEN, Von” – [HOLLOWAY, Brian] : THE MORTALS OF RENI. London : Curtis Warren, (1953). First edition : the wrappers issue. The long-established Earth colony on the planet Reni has to be evacuated when its sun fails, abandoning the gentle and trusting Renians to their fate – but some Earth mortals decline to leave. £25 To purchase, call us or e-mail us at books@ashrare.com quoting stock number 30644 – or simply click on the button
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“KENT, Brad” – [HUGHES, Denis Talbot, 1917-2008] : BIOLOGY “A”. London : Curtis Warren, (1952). First edition. “When a war gets so big that the very roots of civilisation are threatened a time may come when someone – or something – must step in to save Mankind from his own folly”. A seeming miracle occurs, and “when the girl with the red-gold hair arrived Waldron was to find himself embroiled in the most amazing experiment of all time ... The Brain, a synthetic slave turned master”. £20 To purchase, call us or e-mail us at books@ashrare.com quoting stock number 45697 – or simply click on the button
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“LANE, John” – [HUGHES, Denis Talbot, 1917-2008] : MAMMALIA. London : Curtis Warren, (1953). First edition. “Typical Hughes fantasy, with the Spirit of Mammalia and a fight against The Seven, evil guardians of the darkness” (Harbottle & Holland A264). £25 To purchase, call us or e-mail us at books@ashrare.com quoting stock number 45694 – or simply click on the button
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“LE PAGE, Rand” – [BIRD, William Henry Fleming, 1896-1971] : WAR OF ARGOS. London : Curtis Warren, (1952). First edition. “A story by the modern French master of Science Fiction” runs the strapline, although the eight or so “Rand le Page” titles produced by Curtis Warren all appear to have been written by British authors, in this instance by William Bird. The planet Argos has been under the Earth’s control for centuries, but now there is an uprising fuelled by telepathy. £25 To purchase, call us or e-mail us at books@ashrare.com quoting stock number 30580 – or simply click on the button
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“REED, Van” – [HUGHES, Denis Talbot, 1917-2008] : HOUSE OF MANY CHANGES. London : Curtis Warren, (1952). First edition : the wrappers issue. “When creation which is contrary to all the accepted laws of Nature springs directly from Genius in the grip of Evil the results may well take a form so terrible as to be beyond human understanding ...”. Mad scientist, laboratory horror, allegorical fantasy – “charmingly bizarre” (Harbottle & Holland A268). £20 To purchase, call us or e-mail us at books@ashrare.com quoting stock number 30578 – or simply click on the button
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“ROMILUS, Arn” – [HUGHES, Denis Talbot, 1917-2008] : BRAIN PALAEO. London : Curtis Warren, (1953). First edition. Telepathy developed, but a time-space gap opens up and an evil half-brain, half-robot, life form is listening in. £25 To purchase, call us or e-mail us at books@ashrare.com quoting stock number 30372 – or simply click on the button
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