Revolt in 2100
by Heinlein, Robert
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Baldwinsville, New York, United States
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€1,165.00€1,048.50
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About This Item
Chicago: Shasta Publishers, 1953. First Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Octavo. Hubert Rogers [jacket]. Chicago: Shasta Publishers, 1953. First Edition [stated]. Signed by Heinlein on the flyleaf. Jacket design by Hubert Rogers. Octavo, 317 pp. Black cloth-backed red boards, gilt spine imprinting. timeline endpapers. Some soiling of top page edges and endpapers, original owner's signature, otherwise Near Fine book in a VG jacket with a small amount of spine darkening, light occasional soil, micro-shelfwear at places. Sharp and handsome (see scan). A seminal work, an early portion of Heinlein's "Future History" series (so named later by John W. Campbell] which was second only to Isaac Asimov's Foundation series in competition for the Hugo Award for Best All-Time Series. Contains the novel-length "If This Goes On...", plus the short stories "Coventry" and Misfit", all three of which were formally included in the original Future History aggregation, "The Past Through Tomorrow" (1967). Not one of the subscriber's copies with tipped-in signature page; this was signed on the flyleaf for the original science fiction enthusiast whose name is on the ffep, though Heinlein's signature was by request stand-alone and not personalized to him. Provenance to purchaser. L101
Synopsis
Revolt in 2100 is a 1953 collection by Robert A. Heinlein and is part of his Future History series. The contents are as follows: Foreword by Henry Kuttner, "The Innocent Eye" "If This Goes On—" "Coventry" "Misfit" Future History chart Afterword: "Concerning Stories Never Written" The short novel, "If This Goes On—", describes a rebellion against an American theocracy and thus served as the vehicle for Heinlein to criticise the authoritarian potential of Protestant Christian fundamentalism.
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- Bookseller
- Singularity Rare & Fine
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001024
- Title
- Revolt in 2100
- Author
- Heinlein, Robert
- Illustrator
- Hubert Rogers [jacket]
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Shasta Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1953
- Size
- Octavo
- Keywords
- Science fiction, Sci-fi
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction;
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