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Auction #129 begins on 26 Feb 2026

Barker (Gray), Clarke (Arthur C.)

1.) THE KNEW TOO MUCH ABOUT FLYING SAUCERS (1958) & 2.) THE SANDS OF MARS (1951)

Published: London, 1951 & 1958

Edition: First Editions

Reserve: $40

Approximately:

Estimate: $60

Bidding opens: 26 Feb 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 5 Mar 16:30 GMT

Ships from: South Africa

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1.) THE KNEW TOO MUCH ABOUT FLYING SAUCERS by Gray Barker

First British edition, 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.

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.

  • Binding Condition: Very Good
  • Overall Condition: Very Good


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