THE POLYPHEMES A STORY OF STRANGE ADVENTURES AMONG STRANGE BEINGS ( First Edition, First issue of this early 1906 Hard-Core Science Fiction Novel.)
Language: English
Published by Ward Lock & Co Limited, London, 1906
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Andrew Cox PBFA, Shropshire, United KingdomAndrew Cox PBFA
AbeBooks seller since November 28, 2008
Association member: PBFA
Condition: Used - Good
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Published in 1906, this is the First Edition of this early Hard-Core Science Fiction Novel. This is the more desirable First Issue with the Colour Pictorial Binding depicting an array of flying machines and airships, and a fantastical scene on the spine of one of the giant ants clutching a tiny human, the front cover that is illustration on the frontispiece by Harold Piffard. Book is 8 inches tall approx.318 pages plus two-page publishers list of books. The Story, involves the discovery of a remote South Pacific island that is populated by Giant Ants, and many more that are only a few inches tall, they are as intelligent as Humans and have much advanced technology, such as airships powered by X-magnetism an antigravity force, and advanced weaponry. Until the recent discovery of Humans, the Ants thought they were the only intelligent life form on earth, their intention now is to take over the world and the bring about ultimate destruction of mankind. The story includes large scale aerial battles and the invasion of Great Britain, all rollicking stuff from the era of H G Wells and Jules Verne. Condition The covers have some general edge wear rubbing with some mild fraying at spine ends and corners, a small, rubbed area to the spine affecting some of the illustration. Some marking to rear cover. Internally lacks the blank front endpaper, the frontispiece illustration has some edge and creasing wear with some edge strengthening to rear with virtually invisible acid free archival tape ( see pictures) frontispiece tissue guard browned and creased, foxing to outer page edges and within to a few pages, two pages are very heavily foxed and browned (see pictures) noticeable foxing to rear endpapers else in good acceptable condition.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- THE POLYPHEMES A STORY OF STRANGE ADVENTURES AMONG STRANGE BEINGS ( First Edition, First issue of this early 1906 Hard-Core Science Fiction Novel.)
- Author
- F. HERNAMAN JOHNSON
- Publisher
- Ward Lock & Co Limited, London
- Publication year
- 1906
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Harold Piffard
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Andrew Cox PBFA
Shropshire, United Kingdom
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