Tarrano the Conqueror (The Most Unique Story of the Future Ever Written HCDJ)

Langue : anglais

Edité par A.L Burt, New York, 1930

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G/G. 1930 (circa 1930-1931). A. L. Burt Company, NY. Unmarked. Hardcover, First Thus. Good orange cloth w/ black stamped title lettering; Rubbing and darkening to back cover boards, a bit of ink smear & bleed from the title lettering onto cover. Solid & square. Good pictorial dust jacket w/ cover art by Paul Stahr; light water ring & tanning on back jacket; moderate edge-chipping & tears, creasing, & chips along all edges; spine panel w/ moderate chipping at head & tail & small closed tear near center; stored in mylar; 345 pp. Early space opera first serialized in Hugo Gernsback's Science and Invention, 1925-1926, by pulp science fiction pioneer Ray Cummings, a former assistant to Thomas Edison; printed from the original A. C. McClurg plates. Ships in box from the USA, quickly & w/care. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SYNOPSIS & HISTORY: Originally serialized in Hugo Gernsback's Science and Invention from July 1925 to September 1926, Tarrano the Conqueror represents a defining classic of early twentieth-century American space opera. Set in the far-distant year of 2430 A.D., the narrative follows the rise of the ruthless dictator Tarrano from Venus, who assassinates the leaders of Earth and Mars, seizes control of a highly guarded secret of longevity, and plunges three worlds into a devastating interplanetary war. Grounded in speculative technological frameworks of its era, the plot explores themes of absolute power, celestial geopolitics, and human resilience in a highly structured, futuristic society. The A. L. Burt reprint was issued in the publisher's distinctive bright orange cloth with black stamped lettering and series identification, paired with a pictorial dust jacket featuring cover art by American artist Paul Stahr. Signed with the illustrator's initials in the lower margin, Stahr's design depicts a stylized, commanding figure of Tarrano standing in a white tunic with arms crossed against a backdrop of Earth, Mars, Venus, and their concentric planetary orbits. Bibliographic analysis of the advertising catalogs printed on the dust jacket's rear panel dates this printing to circa 1930-1931, as it includes William J. Locke's novel The Town of Tombarel among its latest listed selections. The work's creation carries rich historical and publishing significance. Author Ray Cummings spent several formative years working as a personal assistant and technical writer for inventor Thomas Alva Edison, a background that heavily informed the plausible, real-world physical and industrial logic of his speculative science fiction. The text was first compiled into book form in early 1930 by the Chicago firm A. C. McClurg & Co., a company celebrated in publishing history for issuing early speculative fiction, most notably Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes series. This A. L. Burt edition was produced shortly thereafter, printed directly from McClurg's original plates to satisfy the rapid public demand for Cummings' work. As an early jacketed representative of the formative era of space opera, this edition illustrates the emergence of science fiction from serialized pulp magazines into the enduring hardcover market. Title is collected in the fields of early Golden Age science fiction and pre-war speculative publishing history.…

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Titre
Tarrano the Conqueror (The Most Unique Story of the Future Ever Written HCDJ)
Auteur
Cummings, Ray
Éditeur
A.L Burt, New York
Année de publication
1930
État de l'article
GOOD
Jaquette
Dust Jacket Included
Signé
Signé par l'auteur
Reliure
Hardcover
Langue
anglais
Illustrateur
Paul Stahr
Édition
First Edition.
Poids de l'article
16 onces
Dimensions
13 x 19 cm
Catalogues du vendeur
Pulp Fiction, Science Fiction, Vintage Science Fiction

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