1.) THE KNEW TOO MUCH ABOUT FLYING SAUCERS by Gray Barker
The very elusive first British edition of Barker's first book. Published by T. Werner Laurie, London, 1958.
Publisher's blue hardcover binding with gilt titles on spine and illustrated dust jacket.
256pp.
Binding sound. Contents clean. Former owner's name on front endpaper. Dust jacket complete and not price clipped although with fading to spine.
They Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers introduced the notion of the Men in Black to UFOLOGY. The author describes them as a group of mysterious figures who intimidate individuals into keeping silent about UFO's. They usually travel in groups of three, wear black clothes and drive in large black cars. This notion is now deeply entrenched in science-fiction and popular culture.
2.) THE SANDS OF MARS by Arthur C. Clarke
First edition, Sidgwick & Jackson, London, 1951.
Publisher's hardcover binding with black titles to spine.
219pp. Map of Mars as frontispiece.
Binding sound. Contents clean.
The author's first science fiction novel exploring what human colonisation of Mars could look like.
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