At the heart of this stimulating and provocative study is a science fiction story by James Tiptree Jr (Alice Sheldon-Bradley, 1916-1987) about a brother and a sister (and 58 other human beings) who encounter an alien while on a starship travelling to discover a habitable planet. The book includes an outline of Tiptree's work and of her remarkable life as the only child of jungle explorers, as a painter, an American agent during and after World War II, an experimental psychologist, and a female science fiction writer in male ...
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At the heart of this stimulating and provocative study is a science fiction story by James Tiptree Jr (Alice Sheldon-Bradley, 1916-1987) about a brother and a sister (and 58 other human beings) who encounter an alien while on a starship travelling to discover a habitable planet. The book includes an outline of Tiptree's work and of her remarkable life as the only child of jungle explorers, as a painter, an American agent during and after World War II, an experimental psychologist, and a female science fiction writer in male disguise.
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Book. Octavo, vii, 241 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine green with white lettering. Exterior shows slight shelf wear including faint sunning and minor edge wear. Boards have very mild wear. Slight tilt to the spine. Text block has minimal age toning to the edges. First edition, first printing. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column M, ND-M. 1384959. FP New Rockville Stock.