Richard Cowper [John Middleton Murry Junior] — The Custodians and Other Stories

London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1976. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of science fiction short stories from English writer Richard Cowper, or John Middleton Murry Junior. First edition. A collection of short science fiction stories and novellas, including: The Custodians, Paradise Beach, Piper at the Gates of Dawn, and The Hertford Manuscript. Both The Custodians and Piper at the Gates of Dawn appeared in Fantasy and Science Fiction Monthly before this publication. Written by John Middleton Murry Junior, an English writer known for his science fiction works who used the pen names Colin Murry and Richard Cowper. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also very smart with minor sunning to the spine and a light tide mark to the tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light spotting to the endpapers. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.