V. S. Pritchett — It May Never Happen & Other Stories

London, Chatto & Windus, 1945. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this popular collection of the stories of V. S. Pritchett, from the library of Brian Aldiss. The first edition, first impression.From the library of Brian Aldiss, with a note loosely inserted regarding the provenance from his daughter, Wendy Aldiss. Aldiss was a popular English science fiction author, an influential writer of the twentieth century. One of his short stories, 'Supertoys Last All Summer Long', was the basis for the Stanley Kubrick - Steven Spielberg 2001 film 'A. I. Artificial Intelligence&apos. He was part of the British New Wave of sci-fi, and was greatly influenced by H. G. Wells.An anthology of fourteen short stories by V. S. Pritchett, including 'The Sailor', and 'The Saint', which are two of his best known works.Other stories in this collection include 'The Oedipus Complex', 'The Chestnut Tree', and 'Pocock Passes&apos. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Spine is a little faded. A couple of light marks to the boards and spine. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with a few spots to the first and last few pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .