Nordenholt's Million
by J. J. Connington; [Alfred Walter Stewart]
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
SGD 4,792.70SGD 4,313.43
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About This Item
London: Constable & Co LTD, 1923. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 7.5" by 5". Dagnall. The very scarce first edition of this pioneering science fiction novel, an ecocatastrophe disaster novel by Alfred Walter Stewart. The very scarce first edition.Connington's first and easily most important novel. A pioneering sci-fi novel detailing an eco-catastrophe. In the vanishingly scarce original unclipped dust wrapper, designed by Dagnall.'Nordenholt's Million' is a dystopian novel, after the viral spread of a bacteria renders farms barren, threatening to turn the world into a hungry wasteland. A businessman, Stanley Nordenholt, sets off on a mission to save the world.J. J. Connington was the pseudonym of Alfred Walter Stewart, a chemist who wrote detective novels and this single work of pioneering sci-fi. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Spine is a little faded. A few small marks to the head of the rear board. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Spots to the endpapers. Dust wrapper is edge worn, with chips to the head of the spine, and to the head of the rear wrap, and a few closed tears, larger to the rear wrap. Small chip to the front joint. Wraps are a little marked, spine a little sunned. Spots to the reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some scattered spots to the first and last few pages. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 892P31
- Title
- Nordenholt's Million
- Author
- J. J. Connington; [Alfred Walter Stewart]
- Illustrator
- Dagnall
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Constable & Co LTD
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1923
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Nordenholt's Million j. j, connington alfred walter stewart famine j. j, connington
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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