THE TORCH.
Philadelphia: Prime Press, 1948. Octavo, boards. First edition. Later binding of boards instead of cloth. Post-catastrophe novel, first published as a serial in ARGOSY WEEKLY, 24 January-21 February 1920. "A ruined Earth tale, set in a devastated New York a thousand years after a comet has destroyed civilization; almost betrayed by the passions of love, but enabled in the end by the inventions of a dwarf scientist, the underclass topples the tyrants, and a new torch shines in the grasp of the Statue of Liberty." - John Clute, SFE (online). Light wear to corner tips and spine ends with a small chip at the base of the spine, a very good copy in a very good dust jacket with light wear to the corner tips and spine ends. (28349). Item #28349
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