London: Gerald Swan, 1946. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. UK hardback first edition, first impression. A VG book in VG unclipped dust jacket. The book shows no names or inscriptions, tightly bound and square. The dustwrapper shows minor edge wear and a closed tear, repaired to rear. An attractive copy of an uncommon book in jacket with great period cover art work

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A mysterious tower appears in the middle of a city, bearing a troubled girl from the future in search of help from today. One of Cummings' best works, THE SHADOW GIRL remains thoroughly readable and enjoyable even though it was first published more than eighty years ago."He is a Verne returned and a Wells going forward," remarked "Bob" Davis, dean of American magazine editors. "He is the American H.G. Wells," say other critics. Cummings has an unusual flair for things scientific as evidenced by the fact that while at Princeton University he accomplished the remarkable feat of absorbing three years of physics in that many months. His five years' association with Thomas Edison as the latter's personal assistant also added to Cummings's scientific knowledge. His bizarre early life, living on orange plantations in Puerto Rico, striking oil in Wyoming, gold seeking in British Columbia, timber cruising in the North, before he was twenty, also left its imprint."Leaving Mr. Edison's employ, Cummings began writing scientific fiction for many magazines. His stories gripped the popular imagination and they "clicked." Mr. Cummings’s success as a writer has been meteoric, for in a few years he has become one of the world's most popular authors of scientific fiction.... --Argosy-Allstory Weekly, Feb. 8, 1930

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Bookseller: Goldeneye Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 355490710103
Title: THE SHADOW GIRL - SCI FI NOVEL
Author: CUMMINGS RAY
Format/Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: Used
Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Gerald Swan
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1946
Weight: 0.00 lbs

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