Can a Man Live Forever?
by Hix, J. Emile
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn and soiled, owner name stamped on front pastedown endpaper, pages toned.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: The Western News Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn and soiled, owner name . stamped on front pastedown endpaper, pages toned.. 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. Light blue cloth titled in gilt. Many illustrations and photos. Unusual utopian novel about how scientists, inventors, business tycoons, and elected officials, including Thomas Edison, Henry Flagler, William K. Roentgen, Nikola Tesla, establish a National Institute of Science in Pueblo, Colorado. The Institutes researchers refine a pure water that grants immortality. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 143 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45640
- Title
- Can a Man Live Forever?
- Author
- Hix, J. Emile
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn and soiled, owner name stamped on front pastedown endpaper, pages toned.
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Western News Company
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1898
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Speculative Fiction, Utopian Fiction, 1890s Novels, Immortality Fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Old Saratoga Books
We are happy to provide a refund within thirty days of the customer's receipt of any book(s) upon return of the book(s) to our shop.
About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Gilt
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