#11145 Bandersnatch. T. E. Ryves.
T. E. Ryves

Bandersnatch

Signed by the author

Bandersnatch by T. E. Ryves unveils an authoritarian dystopia governed by a scientific elite who exert complete control over society. In this foreboding setting, most individuals exist merely as automata, produced en masse in factory assembly lines. This narrative stands as a dark, cautionary tale, illustrating the possible repercussions of unchecked technological progression and centralized authority. Born in 1895, Ryves not only held a medical background but also served with the Royal Field Artillery during the Great War. Aside from some published poems, Bandersnatch remains his only known foray into fiction writing

THis copy is signed by Ryves on the front free-endpaper: "with kind regards / T. E. Ryves 1951." An uncommon title, especially signed.


Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, bound in pale green cloth, ruled and lettered in red on spine. London: Grey Walls Press, 1950. #11145.
Page edges are foxed, else a very good copy in very good dust jacket with foxing and slight darkening of spine.