E. E. 'Doc' Smith [Gordon Eklund]; E. E. 'Doc' Smith — Lord Tedric

London, Allan Wingate, 1978. First edition. Cloth. An incredibly scarce first edition science fiction title, in original unclipped illustrated dust wrapper. An incredibly scarce first edition, being the first edition thus to expand on the character of Lord Tedric, who first appeared in novelettes in anthology publications 'Other Worlds Science Fiction Stories', in 1953, and 'Universe Science Fiction', in 1954.This title at first appears to be posthumously published, as the credit is to the pen name of Edward Elmer Smith, but this is in fact one of the titles penned by Gordon Eklund, based on Smith's early conception of the eponymous protagonist.In lovely condition, and in original, unclipped dust wrapper, featuring a striking colour illustration across both covers by Peter Jones. Bound in original blue cloth. In original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, in excellent condition. Single spot to front endpapers. Dust wrapper externally very smart. Very slight spotting to dust wrapper reverse top edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean. Very slight marks to text block edges. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.