Eric Frank Russell — Sinister Barrier

Reading, Pennsylvania, Fantasy Press, 1948. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Eric Frank Russell's debut novel, an influential science-fiction novel work illustrated throughout by Edd Cartier. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper.Previous owner's bookplate to the front paste down.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and three plates by Edd Cartier. Collated, complete.Eric Frank Russell's debut novel, in which aliens called Vitons control and later attack the human race. This work was the first novel to appear in the pages of the 'Unknown' magazine. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Dust wrapper remains bright. Chipping to the head and tail of the spine of the wraps. Fine . Ill.: Edd Cartier. Fine/Very Good.