Christopher Priest - An Infinite Summer Manuscript w/ Proof and First Edition - Faber, 1979, First Edition.

London, Faber, 1979. First Edition. First Impression. Manuscript of Priest's novelette, gathered together in An Infinite Summer (for which the proof is included). 31 typed sheets. The story was first anthologised in Andromeda 1 in 1976, and subsequently in Trips in Time (Silverberg, 1977) and The Best Science Fiction of the Year 6 (Carr, 1977). This is the author's top-copy fair-copy of the manuscript, with a handful of minor corrections. Comparison to the proof shows considerable alterations. Manuscript in very good condition, coffee stain to first sheet, general edgewear and some markings from staples and paperclip. Proof is in good condition with some splitting at the spine and a little foxing. General wear. [5969, Hyraxia Books].