Olaf Stapledon - Darkness and the Light - Methuen, 1942, Signed First Edition.

London, Methuen, 1942. First edition, first impression. Hardback. A near fine copy in a very good jacket. Inscribed by the author: 'Frank Noyce from Olaf Stapledon'. Uncommon. A science fiction piece. There's a Sir Frank Noyce recorded as having worked in the Indian Civil Service and the father of Wilfrid Noyce, who was a member of the first British Everest expedition - no evidence that it was the same Noyce beyond the name. Condition: the jacket has a little handling wear and some tanning to the rear. Spine tips reinforced, seemingly needlessly. Boards a little soiled, spine faded. [10022, Hyraxia Books].