Six inserted plates with colour illustrations by W. H. C. Groome, Prize label affixed to front endpapers, slight fading to spine, minor foxing to prelims, contents otherwise fine, overall a very good plus copy.
[Atkins (Francis Henry)], “Fenton Ash”. A Trip to Mars
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First edition.
London & Edinburgh. W & R Chambers, 1909
A very good plus copy of this attractive and collectible Edwardian juvenile interplanetary novel.
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