COLVILLE, W ILLIAM J (3 résultats)

Octavo, pp. [1-2] 3-310 [311-312: ads] [313-314: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], diagrams in text, original red cloth, front and rear panels ruled in blind, spine panel lettered and ruled in gold. First edition. One of at least two printings, sequence not determined. This copy has no dedication leaf following title leaf and sheets bulk 1.5 cm. A melange of metaphysical and scientific theories within the framework of a novel with a future setting where a scientist seeks to harness the "one supreme force" -- atomic power. A vision of Mars and its inhabitants is briefly described. Lewis, Utopian Literature, p. 46. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 57. Locke, Voyages in Space 53. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, pp. 101-02. Bleiler (1978), p. 47. Reginald 03231. Wright (III) 1155 (however, the author is British). Early owner's name and 23 March 1894 date on front free endpaper. Cloth worn at spine ends and corner tips, 25 mm split in cloth along upper front joint with partial narrow loss to upper spine, some soiling and damp spotting to spine panel, but a very good copy overall. (#130701).

Octavo, pp. [1-2] 3-310 [311-312: ads] [313-314: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], diagrams in text, publisher's burgundy bevel-edged pebbled cloth, front and rear panels ruled in blind, spine panel lettered and ruled in gold. First edition. One of at least two printings, sequence not determined. This copy has no dedication leaf following title leaf and sheets bulk 1.5 cm. A melange of metaphysical and scientific theories within the framework of a novel with a future setting where a scientist seeks to harness the "one supreme force" -- atomic power. A vision of Mars and its inhabitants is briefly described. Lewis, Utopian Literature, p. 46. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 57. Locke, Voyages in Space 53. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, pp. 101-02. Bleiler (1978), p. 47. Reginald 03231. Wright (III) 1155 (however, the author is British). Gift inscription on the front paste-down. Cloth worn at spine ends, corner tips rubbed, a very good copy. (#173029).

Octavo, pp. [1-2] [1] 2-211 [212] [1] 2-44 [45-46: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], original red cloth, front panel stamped in gold and blind, rear panel stamped in blind. First edition. Presentation copy with inscription by Colville: "Miss H. M. Young / with the author's / best regards / Christmas 1898" on the front free endpaper. "Fantasy novel dealing with clairvoyance and other metaphysical subjects; includes a spiritual visit to Sirius, one of whose rulers, Azoriel, visits Earth. The same kind of stuff as DASHED AGAINST THE ROCK (1894) but with perhaps a slightly more substantial interplanetary quantum." - Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy Volume II, p. 32. The trip to Sirius takes place in an airship, "a boat, something after the fashion of a Venetian gondola" which moves swiftly through the air (page 75). Sirius is a utopian world inhabited by an advanced humanoid race which is monitoring mankind's spiritual progress on the Earth. (see Chapter VI, "A Trip to Sirius," etc.). Locke, Voyages in Space (2011) V190. Reginald 03232. Not in Bleiler (1948; 1978). Not in Wright, American Fiction, 1876-1900. A bright, nearly fine copy. Very scarce. (#138259).