BEYOND THE GASLIGHT - SCIENCE IN POPULAR FICTION 1895 - 1905 by EVANS HILARY & DIK - 1976

Hardback. Acceptable.

Hardback. Very Good.

Muller, Frederick. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Frederick Muller, 1976. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,750grams, ISBN:058431017X

Frederick Muller Limited, London, first edition, 1976. Cloth, 4to, 26 cm,. 160 pp. [The citizen of 1900] believed that he would travel by 200 m.p.h. monorail; would cross an ocean in giant passenger submarines; or would even travel beneath it in huge sub-oceanic pneumatic tubes linking one continent with another. He also believed that latent powers within himself, such as Mesmerism, telepathy, animal magnetism, would be harnessed to accomplish feats dreamed of, but never achieved by the visionaries of the past. It was a time of optimism when anything and everything seemed possible. Writers felt free to let their imaginations run riot, and this was the heyday of H. G. Wells, Jules Verne and Conan Doyle. But as this collection shows, many other imaginative writers were also at work, giving their stories scientific twists which are often as daring as they are dramatic. Several ingredients of later science fiction here make their first appearance, gaining additional impact from the period setting. The… Read More

illustrated endpapers. beautiful illustrations of fantastic inventions, airships, monsters etc.

London: Frederick Muller, 1976. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Near fine in a near fine dustwrapper.

London. Frederick Muller Ltd. 1st edition 1976.. small 4to. dustwrapper. 160pp. over 70 illustrations. a good copy. Science in Popular Fiction. 058431017X

Muller, 1976. 1st edition. Outstanding and thorough. Hardback. fine outsize hardcover copy in a fine dustwrapper.

London: Muller, 1976. 1st edition. Hardcover. Price clipped. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper. illustrated end-papers. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 160 p.: ill, facsims; 26cm. Notes: Ill. on lining papers.Subjects: English fiction 19th Century. Science fiction, English. History and criticism. Science fiction Anthologies. Science fiction, English. Special subjects Science Anthologies. Other names:Evans, Dik. Mary Evans Picture Library. Genre: Illustrated. Short story.