[Rarebooks] FS - Walsh, Vandals of the Void - true 1st

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*WALSH, J. M. /VANDALS OF THE VOID/.* Bound in original blue cloth with 
black spine lettering. John Hamilton Ltd., London, ND (1931). 1st 
edition. Small 8vo, pp. 288.
     
James Morgan Walsh (1897-1952) was born in Australia, and emigrated to 
England in 1925. He was a prolific writer of mysteries, using the 
pseudonyms of H. Haverstock Hill, Stephen Maddock, and George M. White. 
Hubin lists 56 titles published from 1925 to 1951. This, apparently, is 
his only science fiction title (Bleiler, "The Check-List of 
Science-Fiction and Fantasy"; Reginald, "Science Fiction and Fantasy 
Literature: A Check-List, 1700-1974"). It was first published in Hugo 
Gernsback's "Wonder Stories Quarterly" in 1931 (Vol. 2, No. 4), and 
should not be confused with the 1953 title of the same
name by American sci-fi author Jack Vance. John Hamilton Ltd. published 
it as a title in their "Sundial Mystery Library" series
presumably because Walsh was then known as a writer of mysteries - not 
science fiction. It is a very rare title, and one of the high points for 
Australian science-fiction collectors (See Blackford, Ikin, McMullen, 
"Strange Constellations, A History of Australian Science Fiction"), who 
describe it as a "dashing space opera". This title was reprinted in a 
facsimile edition in 1976 by Hyperion, with a new introduction. WorldCat 
lists only seven institutional holdings of the original edition: six in 
the U.S. and one in the U.K. The only auction listings are for the Jack 
Vance title (1993 and 1994): one may reasonably presume that this
title has never before been offered for sale by auction. Our copy shows 
very little shelf wear. The endpapers are clean and tight, and there are 
no former owner's markings. Overall, it is in very good condition. No 
dust jacket.

Price: $1,750.00.

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