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Meleager. A Fantasy

Meleager. A Fantasy

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Meleager. A Fantasy

by Vaughan, H. M

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  • Hardcover
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London: Martin Secker, First edition 1916.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 324 pages. Original maroon cloth in good tight clean condition, lettered and ruled in black Top edge slightly dusty Front pastedown with two neat owners' signatures. Endpapers slightly browned. Dustjacket, unclipped, with only minor wear and rubbing to edges. The spine slightly browned. Despite these minor blemishes the volume presents very well. Important first novel by Welsh author Herbert Millingchamp Vaughan, 1870-1948. A rare dystopian science fiction work in which a vellum scroll is found in a metal cylinder in the Andes. This relates the dystopian history of the miniature planet Meleager, where the practice of eugenics ensures the death of defective children and where women have no power or political rights A rare book with a possible influence on Charlotte Haldane's Man's World and feminist dystopian literature generally, especially in the areas of eugenics and male patriarchy

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Bookseller
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Bookseller's Inventory #
5037
Title
Meleager. A Fantasy
Author
Vaughan, H. M
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Publisher
London: Martin Secker, First edition 1916.
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
feminism dystopia science fiction fantasy eugenics

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Rubbing
Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
First Edition
In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Vellum
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Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Cloth
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Miniature
A book that is less then 3 inches in width and ...
Tight
Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Edges
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