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Octavo, cloth. Later edition. Text offset from that of the 1901 Bowen-Merrill edition. New introduction by Donald L. Grrene and Douglas G. Greene. "This 'fairy tale founded upon the wonders of electricity' might be considered a venture into the realm of science fiction. It is the story of a boy who, in the course of his experimentations with the electrical equipment that fills his room, accidentally touches the Master Key and summons up the Demon of Electricity." - Baughman 57. Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 5-9. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 136. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 049. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 29. Bleiler (1978), p. 17. Reginald 00949. A fine copy without dust jacket as issued. (#161739). Cory, Fanny Y. (illustratore). …

Oblong octavo, cloth. First printing of this edition. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, Additions. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#159841).

Octavo, illustrations by Tim Kirk, cloth. First edition, first printing. 1500 copies printed. This is a subscriber's copy with a printed label signed by compiler David L. Greene and illustrator Tim Kirk affixed to half the title leaf. Short fantasies collected from MOTHER GOOSE IN PROSE (1897), A NEW WONDERLAND (1900), AMERICAN FAIRY TALES (1901) and ANIMAL FAIRY TALES (1905). A fine copy in fine dust jacket with 8 mm closed tear at bottom front flap fold. Subscriber copies are uncommon. (#159772). Signed.…