{"product_id":"his-level-best-and-other-stories-by-edward-e-hale-first-edition","title":"His Level Best, and Other Stories by Edward E. Hale (First Edition)","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e.description {font-size: 16px;}.heading {font-weight: bold;}.details {font-weight: normal;}\u003c\/style\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"heading\"\u003eHis Level Best, and Other Stories by Edward E. Hale (First Edition)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"heading\"\u003eAuthors: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"details\"\u003eEdward E. Hale\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"heading\"\u003eLocation: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"details\"\u003eBoston\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"heading\"\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"details\"\u003eJames R. Osgood and Company\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"heading\"\u003eDate: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"details\"\u003e1873\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"heading\"\u003eEdition: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"details\"\u003eFirst Edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"heading\"\u003eFeatures: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"details\"\u003eTitle page dated 1873; 'entered... in the year 1872 by...' and imprint of University Press; Welch, Bigelow, \u0026amp; Co' on the copyright page. Green cloth variant of the first edition. Also, in similarly styled brown cloth, priority, if any, is not known. Gilt lettering to the spine; brown endpapers. 293 pp.\n\n\"Mixed collection of eight stories: 'His Level Best'; 'The Brick Moon' (the construction of an artificial satellite, its projection into orbit by a contrivance of fly-wheels and life aboard the satellite the first book appearance of a minor classic of 19th century SF); 'Water Talk'; 'Mouse and Lion'; 'The Modern Sinbad' (travelogue); 'A Tale of a Salamander' (story of the supernatural) and 'The Queen of California' (an excerpt from the Spanish Romance of 1510 called 'Sergas of Esplandian,' translated by Hale, and which qualifies as a medieval lost race story of the discover of the 'island of California') - Lock, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 102\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"details\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"heading\"\u003eBook Condition: \u003c\/span\u003eVery Good+: A firm copy with mild wear to spine, spine edges and corners. Light foxing to flyleaves. Clean pages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"heading\"\u003eHCX22879-1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Heartwood Books and Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44009345417327,"sku":"HCX22879-1","price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/1291\/4287\/files\/57_3e75ca1e-8326-47b9-966e-4759883ca023.jpg?v=1766518166","url":"https:\/\/heartwoodbooksandart.com\/products\/his-level-best-and-other-stories-by-edward-e-hale-first-edition","provider":"Heartwood Books and Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}