New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, [1927]. First edition. Front and rear covers mottled, possibly damp stains, a very good copy in a good price clipped dust jacket backed on the verso with brown paper tape wear to spine ends with minor loss, light wear to corner tips, vertical crease to left front panel. (24565). Octavo, pp. [i-iv] v-vi [1-2] 3-451 [452-458: blank] [note: last three leaves are blanks], original yellow-green cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black, top edge not stained, fore-edge untrimmed, bottom edge rough-trimmed. The author's second SF novel. Discovery of a process to extract gold from sea water and its consequences. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 2151. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 745. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 211. In 333. Bleiler (1978), p. 191. Reginald 13968.

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Bookseller: John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 24565
Title: QUAYLE'S INVENTION ..
Author: Taine, John (pseudonym of Eric Temple Bell)
Book Condition: Used - Front and rear covers mottled, possibly damp stains, a very good copy in a good price clipped dust jacket backed on the verso wi
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: E. P. Dutton & Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: [1927]
Keywords: SF

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