The Reign of George VI
The Reign of George VI. London: Printed for W. Nicoll, at the Paper-Mill, in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1763. 12mo, pp. [i-v] vi-xvi [xvii] xviii-xxi [xxii-xxiv] [i] ii-ix [x] 11-192, half title leaf is present but lacks rear blank leaf. Bound in eighteenth century polished calf, ribbed spine panel ruled in gilt with red leather title label attached. First edition. Binding worn at crown and tips, hairline cracks at outer joints but hinges still firm. Toning along edges of endpapers. A very good, well preserved copy with clean interior. Rare. "The earliest account of a future war appeared in The Reign of George VI 1900-1925, an anonymous story of 1763. That utopian fantasy was one of the earliest experiments in futuristic fiction and the first to project an ideal state into the centuries-to-come." [Clarke,Voices p.5]
Published by: W. Nicoll, Paris, 1763
Vendor: SF & F Books
The Reign of George VI. London: Printed for W. Nicoll, at the Paper-Mill, in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1763. 12mo, pp. [i-v] vi-xvi [xvii] xviii-xxi [xxii-xxiv] [i] ii-ix [x] 11-192, half title leaf is present but lacks rear blank leaf. Bound in eighteenth century polished calf, ribbed spine panel ruled in gilt with red leather title label attached. First edition. Binding worn at crown and tips, hairline cracks at outer joints but hinges still firm. Toning along edges of endpapers. A very good, well preserved copy with clean interior. Rare. "The earliest account of a future war appeared in The Reign of George VI 1900-1925, an anonymous story of 1763. That utopian fantasy was one of the earliest experiments in futuristic fiction and the first to project an ideal state into the centuries-to-come." [Clarke,Voices p.5]
Published by: W. Nicoll, Paris, 1763
Vendor: SF & F Books
