TAINE, John “The Forbidden Garden” [Fantasy Press, 1947] Inscribed, Numbered

TAINE, John. The Forbidden Garden.

Reading, PA: Fantasy Press, 1947. First edition. 7.75" x 5.5". Illustrated by A. J. Donnell. One of 3000 copies, of which 500 were numbered and signed; this copy numbered 220 and inscribed by Eric Temple Bell (John Taine) on the limitation page. Publisher’s rust-orange cloth with green titling. Dust jacket present. Jacket shows chipping at spine ends and corners, with some loss at head; general rubbing and edge wear. Cloth with mild toning and light handling wear. Interior clean with light age toning. Very Good in Good jacket.

A signed, limited Fantasy Press title by mathematician Eric Temple Bell, writing as John Taine—combining early science fiction with a genuinely scarce signed issue seldom found with inscription.