The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins (Classics of Science Fiction) de Paltock, Robert - 1974

Westport, Connecticut, U.S.A.: Hyperion Pr, 1974. Minor edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed and scratched, spine is lightly creased, some shelf wear, ex-library with the usual library markings, overall a nice used copy! White wrappers with maroon lettering. 338 adventure-filled and magical pages nicely enhanced by black and white illustrations! "In one of those bright racy essays at which modern dulness delights to sneer, Hazlitt discussed the question whether the desire of posthumous fame is a legitimate aspiration; and the conclusion at which he arrived was that there is 'something of egotism and even of pedantry in this sentiment.' It is a true saying in literature as in morality that 'he that seeketh his life shall lose it.'." ---- from the Introduction.. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Good. Illus. by Edward Bawden. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.