Easterley Robert (5 results)
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Published by Melville, Mullen & Slade, Melbourne, 1892
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: SF & F Books, Chester, VA, U.S.A.SF & F Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. The Germ Growers. An Australian Story of Adventure and Mystery. First edition. Light blue cloth with front and spine panels stamped in dark blue. Melbourne: Melville, Mullen & Slade. London: Hutchinson & Co., 1892. Octavo, pp. vi+274. Early SF alien invasion novel - aliens try to kill humans by spreading plague. Good: boards soiled, spine panel darkened, spine lean, toned endpapers, and previous owner's name on f.f.e. and page 1. Tight binding and still one of the best copies available.…
Published by Melville, Mullen & Slade Melbourne 1892, 1892
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaAndrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne
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Add to basket1st edition hardback in original cloth Very Good small octavo vi + 274pp., Library of Australian Authors. Well-used copy in blue cloth boards. Lacks free front end paper o/w a usable copy of a very scarce early Australian science fiction novel.
Published by Melville, Mullen, & Slade. London: Hutchinson & Co., 1892
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979
Contact seller4-star sellerFirst Edition. THE GERM GROWERS. AN AUSTRALIAN STORY OF ADVENTURE AND MYSTERY, Melville, Mullen, & Slade / Hutchinson & Co., 1892, first edition, some wear and soiling to the boards, some modest reddish stains to the rear cover near the spine, remnants of booksellers label to the bottom of the f.p.d., f.e.p. missing, else a good to very good copy of this, the Australian issue. As the author is Australian, a seemingly most desirable copy. Among the first, if not the first alien invasion novel, predating THE WAR OF THE WORLDS by six years.…
More imagesPublished by Melbourne/London, Melville, Mullen, & Slade/Hutchinson 1892., 1892
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Antiquariat Burgverlag, Wien, AustriaAntiquariat Burgverlag
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Add to basket8°. VI, 274 pp. OLn. / Orig. cloth. Einbd. fleckig, Namenstempel am Vors. Etikett am Tit: `From A. Playle, Corryong` - (Library of Australian Authors) First edition. An early Australian science fiction novel. Aliens try to kill the people by spreading the plague. - Orig.-blue cloth. Rubbed, some stains. Stamp on endpaper "Wabba Hotel. Label on title: `From A. Playle, Corryong`. Gewicht in Gramm: 500.…
Published by Melville, Mullen, & Slade, Melbourne, 1892
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.Heartwood Books and Art
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The Germ Growers by Robert Easterley (First Edition) Slightly cocked copy with bumping and rubbing to corners and spine ends and slight sunning to spine. 1/4 of the upper right front free endpaper has been torn out. Blue cloth with dark blue lettering. 274 pages. Early Australian science fiction novel involving aliens spreading a plague. One of the first alien invasion novels, released 6 years before "The War of the Worlds". BOOK. …
