UP THE WALLS OF THE WORLD

First UK edition, first printing. Publisher's original red cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth lightly faded to the extreme top edge. The contents are clean throughout, and without inscriptions or stamps. The closed text block is a little spotted to the top edge. Complete with the better than very good, lightly rubbed dustwrapper, which has a touch of toning at the tip of the mildly faded spine.

The author's debut novel. Nominated for the 1979 Hugo Award for 'Best Novel'. Tiptree Jr. is the pseudonym of American psychologist and multi award-winning author Alice Bradley Sheldon (1915-1987). Recognised as 'Tiptree' for ten years until her exposure in 1977, Sheldon's literary career has been widely discussed and analysed for the prevalent themes of identity, sexuality, feminist depictions of male/female relationships, and death, found across her body of work.