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Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. 1st Edition. First edition hardback, white no dustwrapper. Brown boards with gilt lettering on the spine and insignia upon front cover. Covers are well thumbed and rubbed, with some small swathes of white discolouration. Head and tail of spine bumped, as are corners. Corners and edges are smooth and bear some heavy wear and tear, particularly at the tail corner and rear foreedge. Free endpapers, pastedowns, title pages and most pages throughout bear moderate discolouration and foxing. Page edges are moderately discoloured, particularly at the head edge. Binding is tidy, yet split at the front and back pastedowns. Spine slightly cocked. This book is in fair condition. *We always describe the faults of our books meticulously; they usually present better than they sound. MACNEILL-BARBOUR, A. (illustratore). …

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. 1st Edition. Tan boards with gilt lettering on spine and front. Head and tail of spine bumped and worn, as are corners. Front cover rubbed and rust stained. Edges showing wear and tear. The odd scuff mark. Previous owner's inscription on front free endpaper. Binding is tidy, yet split at front and at the rear. Pastedowns and free endpapers stained, this staining flows through to most pages and edges. Pages are lightly foxed, so too are the dges. Else in good condition. *We always describe the faults of our books meticulously; they usually present better than they sound. MACNEILL-BARBOUR, A. (illustratore).…

Cloth. Condizione: Very Good. First edition. The first edition of this very scarce early twentieth century work of feminist utopian science fiction. The first edition of this very scarce novel, which depicts a utopian America in 1975. In the novel - an example of early feminist science fiction - America has become a monarchy, and women enjoy total equality. Minnett's novel contributed to the 'Pax Aeronautica' sub-genre.The work of Australian born actress Minnie Warren Jones, who wrote under the name Cora Minnett. Research suggests that Minnett was a confidence artist, falsely selling non-existent plots of Australian land to English victims.With the stamp of the Wright Lending Library of York to the front pastedown, and with a number of withdrawal inscriptions. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to spine head and tail, with light fading to back strip, and a spot to the head of the rear board. Spotting to fore edge of text block. Library stamp and extensive inscriptions to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with instances of spotting throughout, most concentrated to first and last few leaves. Very Good. None (illustratore). book. …