MORE THAN HUMAN.
New York: Farrar, Straus & Young, 1953. Octavo, quarter cloth with boards. First edition. Winner of the 1954 International Fantasy Award for best novel. "...this excellent work describes the rise, against all meanness and bigotry's of the surrounding world, of Homo Gestalt, an individual composed of the blended intelligence's of numerous peoples, each of whom retains personal identity while contributing a particular strength or talent to the whole. An emergence-of-the-superhuman story..." Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1100. [Reference: Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 14]. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with mild rubs black background of jacket at spine and spine folds. A lovely copy. (36142). Item #36142
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