KING JOHN OF JINGALO. THE STORY OF A MONARCH IN DIFFICULTIES

Housman, Laurence

Verlag: Henry Holt and Co., New York, 1912

Beschreibung

New York: Henry Holt and Co., 1912. iii, 377 pages, plus [6] pages publisher's ads. Original green cloth lettered and decorated in orange. 19.5 x 13 cm. Minuscule nick to the head of the spine and a bit of dust soiling to the top edge, still a bright, near fine copy. The scarce dust jacket is present but missing a large portion (approximately half) of the rear panel. The jacket also shows tiny chips and sun-fading to the spine panel, a short tear and creasing to the head of the front panel, and some light soiling. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, following the English original of the same year (with the title, "John of Jingalo".) A Ruritanian satire of modern British politics. The book contains "running commentary on Utopian social solutions, particularly with regard to women's rights. Housman was actively involved in early twentieth-century feminist campaigns, including women's suffrage" (John Clute, in "Encyclopedia of Science Fiction). "Bleiler, "Checklist of Fantastic Literature" (1972 ed.), p. 137. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 0000832

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Titel: KING JOHN OF JINGALO. THE STORY OF A MONARCH...

Verlag: Henry Holt and Co., New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1912

Auflage: First American edition.