CAXTON'S BOOK: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales and Sketches. By the Late W.H. Rhodes. Edited by Daniel O'Connell. With a New Introduction by Sam Moskowitz.
Westport, Connecticut: Hyperion Press, Inc., 1974. First Printing of this New Edition. Trade Paperback. New Edition. Octavo, original printed wrappers (trade paperback format). 300 pp. A fine copy. Near Fine. Item #312062
¶ A landmark collection of American science fiction, including the classic tale, 'The Case of Summerfield', in which a scientist invents a method of setting water on fire and holds the earth to ransom. The story "The Aztec Princess" is of lost-race interest. Facsimile reprint of the text from the original edition published by A.L. Bancroft and Company in 1876. Issued as a volume in the publisher's "Classics of Science Fiction" series. Note: Hyperion paperbacks are quality books, properly printed and bound, not cheap modern print-on-demand editions.
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