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Chicago: Covici-Mcgee. VG. 1923. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition bound in maroon cloth with gold blocking. A Very Good co py. The lower edges of the covers are slightly discolored due to dampn ess. Tiny bumps to the corners. Rubs to the spine tips. A novel of sci ence, with each chapter named for one of the elements, starting with H ydrogen and ending in Uranium. No dust jacket. Quasi science fictional with a lot of spiritualism thrown-in. .

Independently published, 2019. Paperback. New. 271 pages. Spanish language. 9.00x6.00x0.68 inches.

1923. LEWIS, Edwin Herbert. WHITE LIGHTNING. Chicago: Covici-McGee, 1923. 8vo., brown cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. A science-based novel whose 92 chapters are named after the elements and sequelled in order of their atomic numbers. Signed by Lewis on the front endpaper. There is the name "Mae Lane 3-11-27" penned on the front pastedown and also on the hand on the front cover of the dust jacket. This is a very scarce book and even more so to locate a copy in the original dust jacket. At the heading of the first five chapters someone has penned a description of the element of that chapter. A tough book to find and rare in the dust jacket. Very Good; little edgewear & soil (few short tears- one with an internal mend using clean, archival tape) d/j. $350.00.