THE MOON METAL.
New York and London: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1900. Octavo, pp. [1-4] 1-163 [164], original decorated blue cloth, front panel stamped in white, light green, and silver, spine panel stamped in white. First edition. The author's first novel published in book form. A scientist supplies a new metal which replaces gold as the world monetary standard. It is discovered that this metal comes from the Moon. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (1981) 1-148. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 681. Clarke, Tale of the Future (1978), p. 26. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 192. Locke, Voyages in Space 190. Suvin, Victorian Science Fiction in the UK, p. 81. In 333. Bleiler (1978), p. 177. Reginald 12902. Wright (III) 4869]. Previous owners gift inscription to front free end paper, touch of flaking to spine lettering, a fine copy. (11249). Item #11249
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