News From Nowhere
by William Morris
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
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About This Item
This is the 4th printing of William Morris utopian novel, 'News From Nowhere', printed in March 1892. The First edition was printed a year earlier in march of 1891. In the novel, the narrator, William Guest, falls asleep after a Socialist League meeting and awakens in a future society characterized by common ownership and democratic control of production. In this society, there is no private property, large cities, authority, monetary system, marriage or divorce, courts, prisons, or class distinctions. It is an agrarian society that functions smoothly because people derive pleasure from nature and, therefore, from their work. Very Good Condition. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering to front board and spine. Exlibris plate to front pastedown. Binding is firm. Pages are clean with light tanning and foxing. More pronounced foxing to title page. Boards are clean with minor wear. Slightly bumped corners and fraying to spine ends. More notable scratches and general marks to rear board.
Synopsis
News from Nowhere (1890) is a classic work combining utopian socialism and soft science fiction written by the artist, designer and socialist pioneer William Morris. In the book, the narrator, William Guest, falls asleep after returning from a meeting of the Socialist League and awakes to find himself in a future society based on common ownership and democratic control of the means of production.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hewett's Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 269
- Title
- News From Nowhere
- Author
- William Morris
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 4th Impression
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Reeves & Turner
- Date Published
- 1892
- Pages
- 238
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...