FINDING THE WORDS: A PUBLISHING LIFE. [Wilby, Norwich]: Michael Russell, [2004]. Octavo, boards. First edition. A memoir of the Centaur Press, founded by Wynne-Tyson in 1954 to reprint interesting but obscure out-of-print books. Wynne-Tyson is known among fantasy cognoscenti as the third King of Redonda, the little rock in the Caribbean whose first self-proclaimed monarch was M. P. Shiel (H. M. Felipe I), a major figure in late 19th and early 20th century supernatural and science fiction. Shiel passed the crown on to author and editor Terence Ian Fytton Armstrong, better known as John Gawsworth (H. M. Juan I), who in turn passed it on to Wynne-Tyson (H. M. Juan II). Wynne-Tyson, whose mother Esmé was also a writer, wrote fiction and non-fiction, the latter promulgating environmentalist causes. Laid in loosely is Wynne-Tyson's signed Realm of Redonda bookplate. A fine copy in near fine dust jacket with a touch of crimping to top edge of front panel. (#142664).
Price: $45.00
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