Author: Fenton Ash [Francis Henry Atkins]
Title: A Trip to Mars
Description: London; Edinburgh, W. & R. Chambers, 1909 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce children's Martian fantasy novel, illustrated in colour by W. H. C. Groome. The scarce 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 contemporary prize inscription, dated Christmas 1909, to the recto of a front blank.A wonderful and scarce first edition Martian fantasy. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with slight discolouration to back strip. Rubbing to front board perimeters. Inscription to recto of front blank. Internally, firmly bound. Light handling marks to title page and frontispiece. Pages bright, with instances of further light handling marks throughout, concentrated to page perimeters. Very Good . Ill.: W. H. C. Groome. Very Good .

Keywords: Fenton Ash Francis Henry Atkins science fiction A Son of the Star Francis Henry Atkins William Henry Charles Groome W. H. C. Groome


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