THE REMARKABLE EXPLOITS OF LANCELOT BIGGS: SPACEMAN. Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1950. Octavo, cloth. First edition. "Bond's most famous single series, the Lancelot Biggs stories concerning an eccentric space traveler, appeared 1939-1943 in various magazines, beginning with "F.O.B. Venus" (FANTASTIC ADVENTURES, November 1939). It was published, with most stories revised, as THE REMARKABLE EXPLOITS OF LANCELOT BIGGS: SPACEMAN (1950) ... Perhaps because of the number of his markets, Bond established a less secure reputation in the sf/fantasy world than less versatile writers; not dissimilar in his wit and fantasticality to Robert Bloch or Fredric Brown, he is considerably less well known than either, though his work is attractive and often memorable. He was made an SFWA Author Emeritus (see SFWA Grand Master Award) in 1998; extremely active in sf social circles into his nineties, Bond deservedly gained the affection of many readers who were not alive when he first published his best work" (SFE online). Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 3-51. A fine copy in fine dust jacket with touch of dust soiling to rear panel. A very nice copy. (#65758).
Price: $250.00
First edition so stated on copyright page.