Last and First Men
by Stapledon, Olaf
Last and First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future is a science fiction novel written in 1930 by the British author Olaf Stapledon. A work of unprecedented scale in the genre, it describes the history of humanity from the present onwards across two billion years and eighteen distinct human species, of which our own is the first and most primitive.
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Last And First Men: A Story Of The Near And Far Future
by Stapledon, Olaf
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- Used - Very Good +
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- No Jacket
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- First Edition, First Issue 1st Printing
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- 1930
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- Blue Cloth
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Pasadena, California, USA
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SGD 503.47
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London: Methuen, 1930. First Edition, First Issue 1st Printing. Blue Cloth. Very Good +/No Jacket. Xi, 355 Pp + 8 Pp Catalog At Rear. First Edition, An Attractive, Bright Very Good + Copy With The First State Of The 8 Pages Of Ads At The Rear, Dated 6/30. Previous Owners Name (Spencer) In Pencil With 11/17/30 Date On… Read more about this item Item Price
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LAST AND FIRST MEN.
by STAPLEDON, Olaf.
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Camberwell, Victoria, AUS
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Penguin Books, 1963. 12mo, 326pp. A good paperback copy with usual age toned pages and creasing. . Item Price
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LAST AND FIRST MEN
by Stapledon, Olaf
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- 1930
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Rochester, Michigan, USA
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LAST AND FIRST MEN, Methuen, 1930, first edition, first issue with 8 page publishers catalogue at rear dated 630, some faint foxing to the first 3 leaves, light scattered foxing to the page edges, else a brilliant just about fine tight copy in a bright vg/vg+ dust-wrapper with some light scuffing to small areas of the front panel (not… Read more about this item Item Price
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LAST AND FIRST MEN
by STAPLEDON, OLAF
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- PUB 1930
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BURLINGTON, Wisconsin, USA
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SGD 550.80
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LONDON: METHUEN & CO LTD. FINE WITHOUT D.J.. PUB 1930. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. DARK BLUE CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH GILT TITLES TO THE SPINE WITHOUTCATALOG AT THE END OF TEXT. OTHER THAN A TOUCH OF RUB AT THE SPINE ENDSAND A TRACE OF FOXING TO THE EDGES OF THE TEXT BLOCK AND THE PRELIMINARYPAGES, A BEAUTIFUL CLEAN AND TIGHT COPY… Read more about this item Item Price
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Last And First Men (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
by Olaf
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- Paperback
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- 9781857988062
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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Last And First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future
by Olaf Stapledon
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- Used - Good Condition
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- No Dust Jacket
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- 1953
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- Hardcover
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Mona Vale, New South Wales, AUS
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SGD 21.71
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The Science Fiction Book Club, UK, 1953. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book Size: 12mo (7 to 8 inches). Item Type: Book. Text body is clean and unmarked. Binding tight, spine slightly faded. Mild uniform browning. Previous owner's name in ink. Minor marks and wear to book.. Item Price
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Last And First Men (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
by Olaf
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Last and First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future
by Olaf Stapledon
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- Used - Near Fine
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- First edition
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- 1930
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- Cloth
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BATH, Somerset, GBR
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SGD 682.01
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London: Methuen, 1930. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 8" by 5.5". None. An exceptionally lovely first edition of Olaf Stapledon' hugely influential science fiction novel, described by H. P. Lovecraft as a 'dizzying' and 'marvellous piece of imagination' A wonderful first edition of British philosopher Olaf Stapledon's important 1930 science fiction novel. The first issue of this work,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Last and First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future
by Stapledon, Olaf
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- No Dust-jacket
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- 1953
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Canton, Georgia, USA
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London: The Science Fiction Book Club, 1953. Book Club. Hardcover. Very Good +/No Dust-jacket. 1953 Printing. Pale Blue Cloth Covers with sunning/soiling around edges; front cover has a square dimple and streak; spine is heavily sunned and has silver decoration; White Endpapers; Book Interior is clean and tight but pages have tanned somewhat, more so around edges; 12mo;… Read more about this item Item Price
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Last and First Men (Dover Books on Literature & Drama)
by Stapledon, Olaf
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- Paperback
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- 9780486466828
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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Last And First Men
by Olaf Stapledon
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- New
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- Paperback / softback
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- 9781857988062
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Southport, Merseyside, GBR
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SGD 11.10
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Paperback / softback. New. First published nearly 70 years ago, this text is regarded as one of the most influential science fiction novels of the 20th century. Olaf Stapledon creates a history of the evolution of humankind over the next two billion years. Item Price
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Last and First Men
by Olaf Stapledon
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1963
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- Softcover
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London, London, GBR
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SGD 31.08
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Penguin Books, 1963. Softcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Penguin Books 1963, reprint. Softcover. Tanning to page margins. Binding firm. Book appears unread. Item Price
SGD 31.08
LAST AND FIRST MEN: A STORY OF THE NEAR AND FAR FUTURE
by STAPLEDON, OLAF
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- Used - NEAR FINE IN VERY GOOD+ D.J.
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- FIRST EDITION
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- PUB 1931
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- HARDCOVER
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BURLINGTON, Wisconsin, USA
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SGD 895.05
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NEW YORK NY: JONATHAN CAPE/HARRISON SMITH. NEAR FINE IN VERY GOOD+ D.J.. PUB 1931. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. CURREY'S "A" BINDING ISSUE IN PURPLE CLOTH WITH "JONATHAN CAPE/ HARRISON SMITH" ON THE SPINE . PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL PURPLE CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH GILT SPINE TITLES, AND TOP EDGE STAINED GREY. OTHER THAN A SLIGHT COLOR-FADE TO THE SPINE THE BOOK IS… Read more about this item Item Price
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Last and First Men
by Stapledon, Olaf
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Very Good
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
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- 1953
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- Hardcover
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Woodstock, Illinois, USA
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SGD 75.74
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London: Science Fiction Book Club, 1953. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Near Fine in a Very Good jacket, unclipped (no price), lightly toned and soiled throughout. Blue boards, faded at the purple gilt label on the spine. Square and firmly bound with toned pages, clean otherwise. Stapledon's sociological romance, a work of speculative fiction of a… Read more about this item Item Price
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Last and First Men - Dover Books on Literature & Drama
by Stapledon, Olaf
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- Used - Near Fine
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- 2008
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- Trade Paperback
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- 9780486466828
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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SGD 20.66
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Mineola, New York: Dover Publications, 2008. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2. 246 Pages. No book before or since has ever had such an impact upon my imagination, declared Arthur C. Clarke, This masterpiece of science fiction by British philosopher and writer Olaf Stapledon (1886-1950) is an imaginative, ambitious history of humanity's future that… Read more about this item Item Price
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LAST AND FIRST MEN
by Stapledon, Olaf
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- Used - Base of spine a little bruised, a fine copy in a nearly fine to fine price clipped pictorial dust jacket (art deco illustration
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- First U. S. edition, later binding
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- [1931]
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Laurel, Maryland, USA
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New York: Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith, [1931]. First U. S. edition, later binding. Base of spine a little bruised, a fine copy in a nearly fine to fine price clipped pictorial dust jacket (art deco illustration by Arthur Hawkins) with slight shelf wear to edges, a 26 mm closed tear to lower rear corner at spine fold with… Read more about this item Item Price
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Last And First Men
by Stapledon, Olaf
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- Used - Very Good
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- Paperback
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- 9780575082564
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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Last and First Men
by Olaf Stapledon
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- New (Condition varies from Fine to Near Fine. Please inquire as to specific condition)
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- N/A (volume is softcover)
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- Later Edition
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- 2008
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- Trade Paperback (i.e. 5-6 by 8-9 inch softcover)
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San Francisco, California, USA
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Dover, 2008. Later Edition. Trade Paperback (i.e. 5-6 by 8-9 inch softcover). New (Condition varies from Fine to Near Fine. Please inquire as to specific condition)/N/A (volume is softcover). New Item Price
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LAST AND FIRST MEN
by Stapledon, Olaf
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- Used
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- First Edition
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- 1931
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Rochester, Michigan, USA
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SGD 177.36
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LAST AND FIRST MEN, Cape & Smith, 1931, first American edition, some light dust soil, but a tight vg copy in an attractive Arthur Hawkins art deco dust-wrapper with some wear and tear and chipping, mostly to the dust-wrapper spine extremities and upper margins. A wonderful book taking the reader through 2,000,000,000 years beyond today and the subsequent 18… Read more about this item Item Price
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Last and First Men
by Stapledon, Olaf
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- Used - Fine with no dust jacket
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- First American Edition; First Printing
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- 1931
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- Hardcover
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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SGD 481.95
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Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith. Fine with no dust jacket. 1931. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. No underlining, highlighting, or any other marks in text. No dust jacket. Corners bumped; spine a bit sun-faded. ; 371 pages . Item Price
SGD 481.95