NEWS FROM NOWHERE: or AN EPOCH OF REST, Being Some Chapters From A UTOPIAN ROMANCE
by Morris, William
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About This Item
London: Reeves & Turner, 1891. First UK edition, trade issue; preceded by a limited large-paper issue. A classic work, combining utopian socialism and science fiction. 8vo dark blue cloth, gilt-lettered front and spine; pages edges untrimmed, yellow coated endpapers. Very good to near fine with covers bright and pages only moderately aged.
Synopsis
News from Nowhere (1890) is a classic work combining utopian socialism and soft science fiction written by the artist, designer and socialist pioneer William Morris. In the book, the narrator, William Guest, falls asleep after returning from a meeting of the Socialist League and awakes to find himself in a future society based on common ownership and democratic control of the means of production.
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- Bookseller
- Quill & Brush (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53950
- Title
- NEWS FROM NOWHERE: or AN EPOCH OF REST, Being Some Chapters From A UTOPIAN ROMANCE
- Author
- Morris, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Reeves & Turner
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1891
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