A Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future
by John Jacob Astor
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1984. First printing. 8vo. [viii,] 476 pp with frontispiece and several illsutrated black and white plates. Blue cloth with gilt lettering and silver decoration with silver illustration of the solar system on the rear board. Very Good. Mild wear to extremities of boards. Early science-fiction novel about space travel in the year 2000 by John Jacob Astor IV, thought to be one of the richest people on the planet when he died in the sinking of the Titanic. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good.
Synopsis
A Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future is a science fiction novel by John Jacob Astor IV, published in 1894. The book offers a fictional account of life in the year 2088.
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- h00790
- Title
- A Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future
- Author
- John Jacob Astor
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1984
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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