No.20: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, 1889

As part of Vintage Sci Fi month being hosted by Little Red Reviewer I’ve given myself a small challenge to post a vintage book each day – one that I’ve read – and to highlight some of the covers.   Today’s choice is : A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain.  First published in 1889.  Did I mention that a couple of my choices might be suspect?  Well this is one of those more ‘is-it-isn’t-it’ type of choices.  Don’t get me wrong, it’s a good story and it’s definitely vintage – just a bit uncertain that I can get away with Sci Fi with this one – but I’m going to try!  Based simply on the time travel element of the book – and in fact, as it predates The Time Machine it could be one of the most early examples.  What do you think? :

First edition:

This one pretty much makes me smile: 1963 Signet Classic:

I love the next cover: 1972 Penguin

1988 Aerie/Tor

2006 Aegypan:

No.19: The Island of Dr Moreau by H G Wells

As part of Vintage Sci Fi month being hosted by Little Red Reviewer I’ve given myself a small challenge to post a vintage book each day – one that I’ve read – and to highlight some of the covers.   Today’s choice is : The Island of Dr Moreau by H G Wells.  Published in 1896 a creepy story involving a Dr who is experimenting with – well, you’ll have to read it and find out!

First Edition cover:

First Edition

1958 Ace Books:

1964 Penguin – creepy!

1975 Berkeley:

1977 Pan:

1988 Signet:

1994 Bantam: I like this one:

2005 Penguin: Curiouser and curiouser:

No.18: The Invisible Man by H G Wells

As part of Vintage Sci Fi month being hosted by Little Red Reviewer I’ve given myself a small challenge to post a vintage book each day – one that I’ve read – and to highlight some of the covers.   Today’s choice is The Invisible Man by H G Wells. Another story that was originally serialised and then published in 1897.  This is a fascinating concept (I think my favourite is the ’83):

First Edition:

First Edition 1897

1963 Washington Square: I like this one

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1968 Berkeley:  Creepy cover

1968 Berkeley

1983 Bantam: Really like this cover:

1983 Bantam

Aerie 1992: I actually think this one really does look creepy:

Aerie 1992

Penguin 2007:

No.17: A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs 

As part of Vintage Sci Fi month being hosted by Little Red Reviewer I’ve given myself a small challenge to post a vintage book each day – one that I’ve read – and to highlight some of the covers.   Today’s choice is A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs.  Originally serialised in 1912 the novel was published in 1917 and was ‘considered a classic example of 20th-century pulp’.  Some interesting covers I think (you’ll certainly be able to find a theme running through these I think):

Here’s the first edition :

Not really feeling the following but here goes:

1964 Four Square

1963 Ballantine

What were the Ninja Turtles doing on Mars:

1970 Nelson Doubleday

Oh my giddy aunt – apparently the Princess of Mars was made of pink blancmange:

2002 Deodand Publishing

Does this next one put anybody in mind of Wonder Woman:

2007 Penguin

2011 Sterling