[Rarebooks] Offering: Two early Lin Carter manuscripts

[Michael John Thompson]

Linwood Vrooman Carter (1930 - 1988), American 
author, editor and critic of science fiction and fantasy.

CARTER, Lin [Linwood Vrooman]. LOST SECRET OF 
MARS. TYPED MANUSCRIPT SIGNED (TMsS). Original 
typed manuscript, on the rectos of 29 sheets of 
plain 8 1/2 x 11-inch paper. Circa 1950 (or 
earlier). 15,244 words. Unpublished (?). Stapled 
at top edges. “Please return story, in enclosed 
envelope, if not satisfactory. 15,244 words. By 
Linwood Carter, 865 20th Avenue So., St. 
Petersburg 6, Florida” in pen in the author’s 
hand on final page. Slightly browned. Overall in very good condition. $550.00

CARTER, Lin [Linwood Vrooman]. MARS, THE STORY OF 
A CIVILIZATION. TYPED MANUSCRIPT (TMs). Original 
typed manuscript, on the rectos of 15 sheets of 
plain 8 ½ x 11 –inch paper. Circa 1950 (or 
earlier). Illustrated by the author with five 
full-page drawings in pen: two full-page maps of 
Mars (Western and Eastern Hemispheres), a 
depiction of a Martian male, a depiction of a 
Martian female, and a page depicting the Martian 
Alphabet.  The story of life on Mars, written 
from the point of view of Earth settlers in the 
year 2297 AD: Geography, History, Zoology and 
Botany, Science, Religion, Anatomy, Legend, 
Satellites and Vocabulary. Populated as early as 
117,300 BC, the Martians had over 1300 World 
Emperors. Interplanetary travel was introduced in 
9870 BC. Vast wars caused the civilization to 
decline until 2123, when the first earth 
explorers landed. At its height, the Martians had 
discovered faster-than light interplanetary 
travel, synthetic life, robotics, “unbelievably 
destructive weapons”, the transmutation of 
elements
 Of interest is the author’s attempt to 
create a Martian language, complete with a 
hand-drawn alphabet. Obviously a juvenile work, 
but with its own merits. Enclosed in the original 
“Accupress” binder. Very good clean condition overall. $525.00

Terms: as usual.

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