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A Columbus of Space
de Serviss, Garrett P
- Usado
- Bien
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Bien
- Librería
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Baldwinsville, New York, United States
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EUR 307.97EUR 277.17
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New York and London: D. Appleton & Co., 1911. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Heath, Howard. Good, plus some. See scans and description. New York and London: D. Appleton & Co., 1911. First Edition, with 1911 on title and copyright pages and statement "Published September, 1911" as well on copyright page. Bleiler checklist p 248. Color Illustrations by Howard Heath. 12mo, 298 pp. Olive illustrated cloth with lettering and illustration done in white, black and darker green. Hinges cracking; moderate edge wear with noticeable abrasion at bottom edge; early - probably original - owner's signature on ffep; darkened spine. Still, better than Good, though distinctly short of Very Good. True first edition of Serviss' scarce classic of early twentieth century science fiction. Memorable on several counts, A Columbus of Space is an early Space Opera of the type which kept us all rapt as kids, is probably the earliest fictional treatment of atomic energy as a means of space travel propulsion, and carries stylish color illustrations by Howard Heath which presage the mood of Golden Age illustrations in years to come. Seminal enough - and rare enough - that it spawned a re-issue in 1974. See scans. L17n
Sinopsis
The year was 1909 and Garrett Putnam Serviss was already a respected science writer for the Hearst newspaper group. Serviss’ reputation was such that his articles appeared in almost every major American magazine. Beginning in January of that year Frank Munsey’s All-Story magazine began the serialization of Serviss’ epic science fiction adventure A Columbus of Space. Just three months earlier the visionary rocket pioneer, Robert Goddard, had submitted an article to Popular Science magazine about the possibilities of nuclear propulsion for space travel. Goddard’s article was rejected, but Serviss had no such problem with his science-fiction adventure story. In August of 1926 Serviss’ story was resurrected in the pages of Hugo Gernsback’s Amazing Stories magazine. In fact Serviss was featured in eight of the first eleven issues of Amazing. A Columbus of Space is an adventure thriller written at a time when Venus was still believed to only show one hemisphere to the sun and Venusian life was still thought to be possible.
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- Librería
- Singularity Rare & Fine
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 000400
- Título
- A Columbus of Space
- Autor
- Serviss, Garrett P
- Ilustrador
- Heath, Howard
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Bien
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- D. Appleton & Co.
- Lugar de publicación
- New York and London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1911
- Páginas
- 298
- Tamaño
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Palabras clave
- Garrett Service Atomic Energy Space Travel General, Space Opera
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Science Fiction;
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