Strauss & co - 16 October 2017, Cape Town

153 412 WilliamTimlin SOUTH AFRICAN 1892-1943 The Ship that Sailed to Mars: The Royal Barge signed pen and ink and watercolour on paper 24 by 26,5cm R  –   Original illustration for William Timlin’s book, The Ship that Sailed to Mars. 413 WilliamTimlin SOUTH AFRICAN 1892-1943 The Ship that Sailed to Mars: The Orchid Plant, Mars signed pen and ink and watercolour on paper 30 by 17,5cm R  –   Original illustration for William Timlin’s book, The Ship that Sailed to Mars. 414 Timlin, WilliamM. SOUTH AFRICAN 1892-1943 The Ship that Sailed to Mars, book (1923). London: George Harrap, 46 tipped in plates and text, quarter white vellum binding, foxing, staining and tears R  –   Acclaimed as both “the most beautiful and valuable science fiction book published this century”1 and “a masterpiece … the most original beautiful children’s book of the 1920s”.2 1 Robert Weinberg. (1988) Biographical Dictionary of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists. 2 Richard Dalby. (1991) The Golden Age of Children’s Book Illustration. 412 413 414