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Octavo, pp. [1-4] 5-217 [218-224: ads] [note: The final gathering, signature "14" is eight leaves with publisher's ads on page (218) and last three leaves], true endpapers at front and rear, original decorated blue cloth, front and spine panels stamped in red and silver (with bull's-eye on front and American flag design on spine). First edition in English. Neely's edition, published in January 1897, preceded Sampson Low's British edition, published in October 1897 as FOR THE FLAG. Translation of FACE AU DRAPEAU (1896). Use of scientist's super explosive is rejected by the French government. The inventor joins forces with a pirate who has kidnapped him to obtain the secret. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 2242. Clarke, Tale of the Future (1978), p. 23. Suvin, Victorian Science Fiction in the UK, p. 70. Reginald 14623A. Not in Bleiler (1948; 1978). Myers 24. Taves and Michaluk V044. Cloth soiled and spotted, hairline cracks along inner hinges, still a sound, internally clean copy. (#173597). Seller Inventory # 173597
Title: FACING THE FLAG .
Publisher: F. Tennyson Neely, New York
Publication Date: 1897
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller: Buchpark, Trebbin, Germany
Condition: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut - Gepflegter, sauberer Zustand. | Seiten: 134 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher. Seller Inventory # 37378004/2
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Seller: medimops, Berlin, Germany
Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present. Seller Inventory # M09590804128-G
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Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Seller Inventory # 35667611
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Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Seller Inventory # 33530965
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Seller: Buchpark, Trebbin, Germany
Condition: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 134 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher. Seller Inventory # 34947392/1
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Seller: Buchpark, Trebbin, Germany
Condition: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut - Gepflegter, sauberer Zustand. | Seiten: 134 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher. Seller Inventory # 34947392/2
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Seller: Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
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Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 134 pages. 9.00x0.31x6.00 inches. This item is printed on demand. Seller Inventory # zk1478244968
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Seller: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germany
Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - The French inventor Thomas Roch develops an explosive of previously unattainable explosive power, the effect of which breaks him up psychologically and he is then sent to a mental hospital. This is regarded as a showcase institution and is repeatedly visited by well-known people, including Count d'Artigas, who wants to get his hands on the super explosive himself. Roch and his keeper are kidnapped by d'Artigas to help him with his diabolical plans. Seller Inventory # 9783748580706
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