THE ROMANCE OF GOLDEN STAR
London: F. V. White & Co., 1897. 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. First edition. 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. Hinges cracked, W. H. Smith embossed stamp to upper front free end paper, 5 mm tear to cloth at upper front panel, light wear to spine ends and rubbing to spine edges, corner tips soft, a very good copy. (25481). Item #25481
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