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Verlag: UNIV OF NEBRASKA PR, 2003
ISBN 10: 0803259492ISBN 13: 9780803259492
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
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Zustand: New. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, Earth is effectively a corporate technocracy, with businesses using advances in science to improve life on the planet. Seeking other planets habitable for the human population, the spaceship Callisto, powered by.
Verlag: D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1894
Anbieter: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
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Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Dan Beard (illustrator). First edition. An uncommon first edition copy of this fascinating sci-fi novel by John Jacob Astor. The first edition of this uncommon work.'A Journey in Other Worlds' depicts a utopian future earth dominated by a capitalistic America, with the countries of Europe having succumbed to socialism.The author, John Jacob Astor IV, was an important American business magnate of the formidable Astor family. In April 1912 Astor boarded the RMS Titanic as its richest passenger, and sadly died in its sinking.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and nine plates by Dan Beard.Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Chip and lifting to the head of the spine. Minor bumping to the tail of the spine and to the extremities. A little light rubbing to the spine and extremities, lighter to the gilt. A few light marks to the rear board. Hinges are starting but firm. Mark to the recto of the front endpaper. Bookseller's label to the rear paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good. book.
Verlag: Indy Pub, 2020
ISBN 10: 1087864062ISBN 13: 9781087864068
Anbieter: Buchpark, Trebbin, Deutschland
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Zustand: Wie neu. Zustand: Wie neu | Seiten: 286 | Sprache: Englisch.
Verlag: Indy Pub, 2020
ISBN 10: 1087864062ISBN 13: 9781087864068
Anbieter: Buchpark, Trebbin, Deutschland
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Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut - Gepflegter, sauberer Zustand. | Seiten: 286 | Sprache: Englisch.
Verlag: LECTOR HOUSE, 2019
ISBN 10: 9353420415ISBN 13: 9789353420413
Anbieter: Buchpark, Trebbin, Deutschland
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Zustand: Wie neu. Zustand: Wie neu | Seiten: 216 | Sprache: Englisch.
Verlag: LECTOR HOUSE, 2019
ISBN 10: 9353420415ISBN 13: 9789353420413
Anbieter: Buchpark, Trebbin, Deutschland
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Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut - Gepflegter, sauberer Zustand. | Seiten: 216 | Sprache: Englisch.
Verlag: D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1894
Anbieter: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
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Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Dan Beard (illustrator). First edition. The uncommon first edition of John Jacob Astor's science fiction novel, in which he offers an account of life in the year 2000. The work of American business magnate John Jacob Astor IV, a prominent member of the Astor family. Astor died in April 1912 aboard the RMS Titanic, and was the richest passenger aboard. His pregnant wife survived the sinking, but their pet Airedale, Kitty, perished.Astor's novel depicts a utopian future earth dominated by a capitalistic America, with the countries of Europe having succumbed to socialism.The novel speculates on future technological advances, with descriptions of a worldwide telephone network, solar power, air travel, space travel, and terraforming.Illustrated with a frontispiece and nine plates by American illustrator Dan Beard. Collated, complete.With the former owner's stamp of Henry B. Russel to the front pastedown.An excellent copy of the uncommon first edition of this late eighteenth century work of utopian fiction. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to spine head and tail, and board perimeters. Otherwise, externally excellent. Hinges strained, and a touch tender. Former owner's stamp to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages a touch age toned to perimeters, but clean and bright. Very Good. book.