DARKNESS AND DAWN
by England, George Allan
- Used
- first
- Condition
- A very attractive, tight nearly fine copy. Some light dulling to spine panel, minimal wear to extremities, small spot to rear pa
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Small and Maynard, 1914. First edition. A very attractive, tight nearly fine copy. Some light dulling to spine panel, minimal wear to extremities, small spot to rear panel. (239). Octavo, pp. [i-vi] vii-x [xi-xii] [1-2] 3-672 [673-676: blank] [note: last two leaves are blanks], four inserted plates (including color frontispiece) by P. J. Monahan, original red cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold and blind, pictorial endpapers. An important early American science fiction novel utilizing the catastrophe motif. Trilogy originally published as serials in CAVALIER in 1912 and 1913. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 1-33. Clareson: Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s, #238. Bleiler: Science Fiction: The Early Years, #673.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 239
- Title
- DARKNESS AND DAWN
- Author
- England, George Allan
- Book Condition
- Used - A very attractive, tight nearly fine copy. Some light dulling to spine panel, minimal wear to extremities, small spot to rear pa
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Small and Maynard
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1914
- Keywords
- SF
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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