Before the Setting Sun---The Age Before Hambone

Saggittarus [Carl L. Shears]

Published by Nuclassics and Science Publishing Co, Washington, D.C., 1974

About this Item

Self-published by Carl L. Shears, the pseudonym of Hambone, under the D.C. imprint Nuclassics and Science Publishing Co. The novel is set in the near future prefaced with a short manifesto of what is ailing the United States, or a country "held together by tissue paper!" The vision of America's future is laid out by the coming to power of a black dictator through uprisings and an eventual second civil war culminating in General Hambone's coup d'eta, "Only Hambone could save the nation. Democracy was dying a slow death." "Photograph of Hambone after his promotion from captain to brigadier general at a secret meeting of congress" on lower cover and cover art by Liani. Scarce title. Good condition, wraps fairly soiled and edgeworn, light soiling to text block edges, with all faults a strong copy. Signature-bound octavo (5-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches) in photo-illustrated wraps, [iv] ii [iv] iv [ii] 198 pp.

Seller Inventory # 2701

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Before the Setting Sun---The Age Before Hambone
• Publisher: Nuclassics and Science Publishing Co, Washington, D.C.
• Publication Date: 1974
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First edition, first printing.
• Seller catalogs:
  • African-Americana
  • Black History
  • Literature