Hannah Coron (2 results)

Octavo, pp. [1-8] 9-255 [256: blank], original green cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black. First edition. A tale of the future that records the disastrous results of Labour policy. Clarke, Tale of the Future (1978), p. 52. Clarke, Voices Prophesying War 1763-1984, p. 240. Gerber, Utopian Fantasy (1973), p. 149. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 59. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 177. Bleiler (1978), p. 50. Reginald 15795. A very good copy. An uncommon book. (#20167).

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). First edition. A review copy of the scarce first edition of this work of utopian fiction by Hannah Coron. The first edition of this scarce novel, with a loosely inserted slip from the publisher, asserting that they 'have pleasure in forwarding herewith a copy of our latest publication' and that 'we trust that you will kindly review the book with your usual courtesy'.In the vein of the classic utopian novel, Coron's work is a tale of the near future that records the disastrous consequences of Labour policy.Undated; dated 1924 via Jisc.Jisc records no further published works by the author, about whom little is known. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Light shelf wear to back strip tail, with rubbing to back strip head, and a touch of fading to spine. Light spotting to front free endpaper and front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed. book.