THE OSTRICH FOR THE DEFENCE.
Boston: Press of Geo. H. Ellis Co., 1912. Octavo, pp. [1-2] [i-iv] v [vi] vii [viii] 1-324, three inserted plates with photographic illustrations, original pictorial red cloth, front panel stamped in black, white, gold and blind, spine panel stamped in gold. First edition. Lost race adventure novel concerning the discovery of a cooperative eutopia in Africa ruled by a White queen. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 417. Lewis, Utopian Literature, p. 90. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 152. Not in Negley, Bleiler (1948; 1978) or Reginald (1979; 1992). Smith, American Fiction, 1901-1925 H-611. Lower corners bumped, mild rubbing to bottom edge, tiny spot to rear cover otherwise a bright fine copy. An uncommon book. (15072). Item #15072
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