John Keir Cross — The Angry Planet

London, Peter Lunn, 1945. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce sci-fi novel, following an expedition to Mars. The first edition of this scarce work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'The Angry Planet' is a young adult fantasy book, following an expedition to Mars, in which those involve discover that the vegetable life of the planet has suffered a Manichaean Evolution into alternative races.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and illustrations throughout, by Robin Jacques.By John Keir Cross. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart, with very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A couple of small marks to the boards. Dust wrapper is age-toned with some light handling marks, and minor edge wear, including a small closed tear to the front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Robin Jacques. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.