Upsidonia
by Archibald Marshall
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good /Very Good
- Seller
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Hutton Cranswick, East Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Stanley Paul & Co.. London, Stanley Paul & Co., 1915. First edition, first impression. Hardback. A very good copy. Lost Race. A utopia found when the protagonist was exploring a gave, and yep, you guessed it.everything was upside down! The rich were poor, poor were rich and the worst crime was to give away money [Spectator, 01/01/16]. The only way this could've gotten a poorer title is if Marshall had opted not to exclude the W (at least Upsidownia is knowningly whimsical). Uncommon in the jacket. In Blieler as Utopia / Satire [p134]. Locke's copy from Spectrum [vI, p151]. A couple of chips to the jacket, some rubbing and creasing and a little edge wear. Jacket fixed with tape to the reverse. Some spotting to the foreedge, a little bumping to the spine tips. Cover art by Savile Lumley [11217, Hyraxia Books]. . Very Good. Hardback. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1915.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hyraxia (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11217
- Title
- Upsidonia
- Author
- Archibald Marshall
- Illustrator
- Savile Lumley
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Stanley Paul & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1915
- Keywords
- Lost Race,Utopian Fiction,
Terms of Sale
Hyraxia
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Hyraxia
Biblio member since 2010
Hutton Cranswick, East Yorkshire
About Hyraxia
Specialist Bookseller dealing in modern first editions and rare books.
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