Buy this book on-line GRIFFITH George : The Outlaws of the AirHutchinson, London, 1895
8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. maroon cloth with gilt 'Hutchinson's Colonial Library' to top corner, sunned spine titled in gilt, small spot of soiling to upper board, hinges weak, lacks prelims, title pasted down to inside front board, starts with contents (v) page, rear hinge strengthened with paper tape, sections are all intact and attached but sit loose on cords, v-viii 376pp, ink name at head of chapter one, unknown edition but probably circa 1895, this is illustrated in line throughout by E S Hope as in the original Tower edition, probably unsold Tower sheets bound for the overseas market by Hutchinson?, "'The Outlaws of the Air' depicted a future of aerial warfare and the creation of a Pacific island utopia. Sam Moskowitz described him as "undeniably the most popular science fiction writer in England between 1893 and 1895." Wikipedia, suitable for a custome binding with a facsimile title page or possibly a conservator may be able to salvage the glued down original title. Illustr.: E S Hope. Book Condition: Good. Binding: Cloth. Jacket: No Jacket Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of GRIFFITH George : The Outlaws of the Air. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including libri antichi, livres illustrées, incunabula, first editions and livres d'occasion. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |