Giphantie
By TIPHAIGNE de la ROCHE, C.-F
Two parts in one volume. 16mo, old calf, later rebacked in leather; marbled end-leaves & edges. Babylon (i.e. Paris), 1760. First Edition. Fine. A fantasy voyage, comparable to Gulliver's Travels, and often considered an early work of science fiction, predicting both photography and television. Early writing on the title page identifies the author as "M. Tiphaigne Medecin" and notes that the title is an anagram of his name.
Published by: Babylon (Paris), 1760
Vendor: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB
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By TIPHAIGNE de la ROCHE, C.-F
Two parts in one volume. 16mo, old calf, later rebacked in leather; marbled end-leaves & edges. Babylon (i.e. Paris), 1760. First Edition. Fine. A fantasy voyage, comparable to Gulliver's Travels, and often considered an early work of science fiction, predicting both photography and television. Early writing on the title page identifies the author as "M. Tiphaigne Medecin" and notes that the title is an anagram of his name.
Published by: Babylon (Paris), 1760
Vendor: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB
