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London: Robert Hale. London, Robert Hale, 1936. First edition, first impression. Hardback. A very good copy. No jacket. A fun conceit wherein all metals have been destroyed. A little foxing and some bumping to the spine tips. [10489, Hyraxia Books]. . Very Good. Hardback. 1st Edition. 1936.
THE MACHINE STOPS .. by Smith, Wayland (pseudonym of Victor Bayley) - 1936
by Smith, Wayland (pseudonym of Victor Bayley)
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THE MACHINE STOPS ..
by Smith, Wayland (pseudonym of Victor Bayley)
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London: Robert Hale & Co., 1936. Octavo, pp. [1-10] 11-284 [285-288: blank] [note: first two and last two leaves are blanks; first leaf and last excised by the binder], original black cloth, spine panel stamped in gold, top edge stained yellow. First edition. A notable tale "emphasizing the vulnerability of modern civilization by following the imagined consequences of a 'plague' that destroys all metals. As the new barbarians gather to sack the last enclaves of rural harmony, a young genius tries to save the world by making an alloy that can resist the corrosion." - Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 2-116. Reprinted in FAMOUS FANTASTIC MYSTERIES, March 1945. Anatomy of Wonder (1981) 2-95; (1987) 2-106; and (2004) II-1055. Clarke, Tale of the Future (1978), p. 70. Clute and Nicholls (eds), The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (1993), p. 1126. Gerber, Utopian Fantasy (1973), p. 153. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 202. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516- 1985, p. 210. In 333. Bleiler (1978), p. 182. Reginald 13400. Upper front corner tip lightly bruised, mild staining to upper edge of rear cover, else a clean, tight, very good copy. A nice copy of a very scarce book. (#111960)
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- Publisher Robert Hale & Co.
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- Date Published 1936
- Keywords Disaster; Tale of the Future; Utopian Literature
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The Machine Stops
by Wayland Smith
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THE MACHINE STOPS
by Smith, Wayland ( Bayley, Victor )
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THE MACHINE STOPS, Robert Hale, 1936, first edition, small patches of black residue evidenced at base of f.e.p. & f.p.d. most likely from old dust-wrapper protector, else a tight, solid vg copy in the publishers original black cloth binding and original attractive pictorial dust-wrapper with some less than professional repair at the head and heel of the dust-wrapper spine, some inner tape mends and some dust-soiling. Exceedingly rare in any dust-wrapper. All metals disintegrate returning civilization to a barbaric state until---- Not to be confused with the classic 1928 short story by E.M. Forester (although the major theme is certainly very similar).
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