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	JOHN BEYNON [John Wyndham: pseud: John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris] : THE SECRET PEOPLE. London. Newnes. 1935. First Edition. 8vo. Dark blue pebble grain cloth with gilt titling to spine. The pebble grained cloth would appear to be a variant (unless it is the same cloth as the elusive Ferret Fantasy copy, although that is described as vertically ribbed blue cloth; the fact that we differentiate between details to this degree is in some way an explanation as to why you never see rare book dealers dating supermodels or movie stars...or indeed out in daylight...or even dating). Not only is this copy near fine in previously unknown blue cloth, but it is also clad in a splendid example of its fabulously scarce dustjacket; bright, clean, fresh and unfaded with a 2cm closed tear to the front spine hinge and a 1cm wound to the lower-mid spine panel, coupled with some slight cosmetic edgewear. Altogether a lovely and extremely rare object. This is Beynon-better-known-as-Wyndham’s first novel; a lost race extravaganza set in (oddly enough) 1964, with a suitably prescient touch Queen Elizabeth the Second sits upon the throne of England (she wasn’t in line for succession in 1935), our hero is flying his ‘strato-plane’ across the Sahara with a feisty redhead and her cat...there’s a crash, there are decadent underground pygmies (obviously!), giant mushrooms, the feisty redhead is worshiped as a goddess, oh, and Italy is planning to flood the Sahara in order to turn it into an inland sea. All in all it makes genetically engineered man eating plants seem tame by comparison. £4,500 To purchase this book please contact ABA member Adrian Harrington at www.harringtonbooks.co.uk - mentioning the ABA website.	Featured Authors "John Wyndham" [John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris (1903-1969)] The master of the "logical fantasy" - one of the most widely read and filmed authors of the entire science ficture genre. See all our Featured Authors

	"JOHN WYNDHAM" : THE TROUBLE WITH LICHEN. London : Michael Joseph, (1960). First edition. Wyndham's disturbing tale of the discovery of an anti-ageing process - and the empowerment of women. Crown 8vo. (190),[ii]pp. Original black boards, blocked and lettered across spine in black; slight scuff to upper board; some spotting, mainly of edges, but a very good copy in the original dust-jacket - a design by Hugh Marshall in blue, black and white - just a touch worn and lightly soiled on lower panel, but also very good. £100 To purchase this book please contact ABA member Ash Rare Books at www.ashrare.com - mentioning the ABA website.	Featured Subjects See all our Featured Subjects

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JOHN WYNDHAM FIRST EDITIONS FROM ABA MEMBERS