I had always heard that the early editions of Red Planet (1949) had a map of Percival Lowell’s conception of Mars, complete with his imagined canals—a conception of great cultural influence from the 1890s on, and one which was not yet 100% discredited by the 1940s, actually.
Finally I have acquired one of these lovely old books, and although it has no dust jacket and hence is a tad plain on the cover, the Clifford Geary “scientific”-type art under both front and back covers is absolutely gorgeous. Now, of course, these have been scanned, then posted to my “Scribner’s YA/Juveniles” page.
Enjoy!
Rafeeq
Finally I have acquired one of these lovely old books, and although it has no dust jacket and hence is a tad plain on the cover, the Clifford Geary “scientific”-type art under both front and back covers is absolutely gorgeous. Now, of course, these have been scanned, then posted to my “Scribner’s YA/Juveniles” page.
Enjoy!
Rafeeq
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