Skip to product information
Last and First Men by W. Olaf Stapledon (First US Edition)
$400.00 USD
Last and First Men by W. Olaf Stapledon (First US Edition)
Authors: W. Olaf Stapledon
Cover Artist: Arthur Hawkins Jr.
Location: New York
Publisher: Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith
Date: 1931
Edition: First Edition
Features: Copyright 1931. First published in America 1931, stated. Purple cloth with gilt lettering and blind ruling. Black top stain; Fore and bottom edges rough-trimmed. 371 pp. Author's first book. First U.S. edition, with Author's ""Foreword to the American Edition"". First binding state. A story that tells of a fortuitous future for mankind and nation-states.
Book Condition: Very Good+: A firm copy with mild wear to spine edges and corners. Mild sunning to parts of cover exposed from loss to jacket. Owner's name to front free endpaper.
Dust Jacket Condition: Good: Not price-clipped. A pictorial jacket with loss to front panel and upper spine edge. Moderate soiling to rear panel and flap-folds. In clear protective cover.
Notes: First published 1930, Methuen. This copy is the first American Edition.
HCX24076-1
Authors: W. Olaf Stapledon
Cover Artist: Arthur Hawkins Jr.
Location: New York
Publisher: Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith
Date: 1931
Edition: First Edition
Features: Copyright 1931. First published in America 1931, stated. Purple cloth with gilt lettering and blind ruling. Black top stain; Fore and bottom edges rough-trimmed. 371 pp. Author's first book. First U.S. edition, with Author's ""Foreword to the American Edition"". First binding state. A story that tells of a fortuitous future for mankind and nation-states.
Book Condition: Very Good+: A firm copy with mild wear to spine edges and corners. Mild sunning to parts of cover exposed from loss to jacket. Owner's name to front free endpaper.
Dust Jacket Condition: Good: Not price-clipped. A pictorial jacket with loss to front panel and upper spine edge. Moderate soiling to rear panel and flap-folds. In clear protective cover.
Notes: First published 1930, Methuen. This copy is the first American Edition.
HCX24076-1