THE JUSTICE OF REVENGE.
London: F. V. White & Co., 1901. Octavo, pp. [i-iv] v-vi [vii-viii] [1] 2-303 [304: printer's imprint] [1] 2-7: ads [8: blank], original pictorial green cloth, front panel stamped in black, spine panel stamped in gold, publisher's monogram stamped in black on rear panel, bottom edge rough-trimmed. First edition. Daughter of a scientist who dies while imprisoned for anarchist activities seeks revenge on society. Marginal science fiction novel with use of powerful explosives and synthetic poisons. Thematically similar to Thomas Mullett Ellis' ZALMA (1897). [Reference: Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy Volume II, p. 53. Reginald 06375. Not in Bleiler (1948; 1978). Hubin (1994), p. 355]. Inked name and date to front paste down, some toning to end papers, touch of rubbing to corner tips, spine a bit darkened and ends a little soft, a nearly fine copy. Uncommon. (33435). Item #33435
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