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THE ROMANCE OF GOLDEN STAR
by Griffith, George (George Chetwynd Griffith-Jones)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A little foxing to end papers, mild rubs and wear to spine ends and corner tips, a bright, nearly fine copy. (25480)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: F. V. White & Co., 1897. First edition. A little foxing to end papers, mild rubs and wear to spine ends and corner tips, a bright, nearly fine copy. (25480). Octavo, pp. [i-iv] v-vii [viii] [1] 2-284 [285]-300: ads, six inserted plates with illustrations by Alfred Pearse, original pictorial green cloth, front panel stamped in yellow, white and black, spine panel stamped in gold, publisher's monogram stamped in black on rear panel, top edge rough-trimmed fore and bottom edges untrimmed. A pair of Incas, held in suspended animation for hundreds of years, are revived scientifically; they mount a successful campaign to restore South America to Indian rule. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 933. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 98. Stableford, Scientific Romance in Britain 1890-1950, p. 50. Suvin, Victorian Science Fiction in the UK, pp. 67-8. Bleiler (1978), p. 87. Reginald 06384. Wolff 2798.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25480
- Title
- THE ROMANCE OF GOLDEN STAR
- Author
- Griffith, George (George Chetwynd Griffith-Jones)
- Book Condition
- Used - A little foxing to end papers, mild rubs and wear to spine ends and corner tips, a bright, nearly fine copy. (25480)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- F. V. White & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1897
- Keywords
- SF . Adventure Fiction
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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