THE LEGENDS OF SMOKEOVER.
Toronto, London, New York: Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., n.d., [1921]. Octavo, pp. [1-4] 5-324, original red cloth, front panel stamped in blind, spine panel stamped in gold. First edition. Inscription from the author on the front free end paper, signed "the author." Satire on life through characters that live in "Smokeover," a modern fictitious city. The citizens of this city value regimentation and discipline. Five characters stories make up the book who ultimately come together and form a league for the redemption of the world (see THE STANDARD, Volume 9, No. 5, January 1923). The fiction of L. P. Jacks, UK philosopher and academic, "is idiosyncratic and often used to convey his philosophical ideas, frequently related to metaphysics" (Clute and Grant). Tuck, The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy Through 1968, p. 238. Bleiler (1948), p. 160. Tanned strips to free end paper, a nearly fine copy in a good plain printed dust jacket with splits to folds, chip to upper right front corner, upper spine panel chipped away affecting the "The" in the title lettering, shallow chipping to base of spine panel. (25525). Item #25525
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