Last and First Men
by Stapledon, Olaf
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Arlington, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith. Fine with no dust jacket. 1931. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. No underlining, highlighting, or any other marks in text. No dust jacket. Corners bumped; spine a bit sun-faded. ; 371 pages .
Synopsis
Last and First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future is a science fiction novel written in 1930 by the British author Olaf Stapledon. A work of unprecedented scale in the genre, it describes the history of humanity from the present onwards across two billion years and eighteen distinct human species, of which our own is the first and most primitive.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Squire Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5203
- Title
- Last and First Men
- Author
- Stapledon, Olaf
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First American Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith
- Date Published
- 1931
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