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Tom's A-Cold: Available Copies

1933. No Edition Stated. 320 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Pages are mildly tanned, but text remains clear. Binding is firm. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf-wear, with noticeable corner bumping and some denting to edges. Spine ends are moderately crushed and slightly split. Noticeable small water stains and white marks overall. Forward lean.

Octavo, pp. [1-8] 1-320, original green cloth, black paper label stamped in gold affixed at head of spine panel, "Macmillan" imprint stamped in gold at tail of spine panel. First edition. Issued later in the U.S. as FULL CIRCLE (1933). ". a mordant story of civilization in a society struggling to rebuild after a catastrophic war. Set in England, this book set the tone for countless post-atomic holocaust stories . Well written and literate, it still retains great interest." - Anatomy of Wonder (1976) 3-13. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 2-23 and (2004) II-271. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 175. Clarke, Tale of the Future (1978), p. 63. Gerber, Utopian Fantasy (1973), p. 151. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 35. Negley, Utopian Literature: A Bibliography 1333. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 197. Bleiler (1978), p. 46. Reginald 03192. A fine copy in very good dust jacket with light shelf wear at spine ends and corner tips, 20 mm closed tear along lower front flap fold, and light age-darkening to spine panel and along flap folds. A nice example of the jacket overall. (#130699)

Octavo, pp. [1-8] 1-320, original green cloth, black paper label stamped in gold affixed at head of spine panel, "Macmillan" imprint stamped in gold at tail of spine panel. First edition. Issued later in the U.S. as FULL CIRCLE (1933). ". a mordant story of civilization in a society struggling to rebuild after a catastrophic war. Set in England, this book set the tone for countless post-atomic holocaust stories . Well written and literate, it still retains great interest." - Anatomy of Wonder (1976) 3-13. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 2-23 and (2004) II-271. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 175. Clarke, Tale of the Future (1978), p. 63. Gerber, Utopian Fantasy (1973), p. 151. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 35. Negley, Utopian Literature: A Bibliography 1333. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 197. Bleiler (1978), p. 46. Reginald 03192. A fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket with light shelf wear at head and tail of spine panel, several minor restorations with colored inks (some bleed through on inner surface), light age-darkening, mostly to spine panel, and clipped price. Much more attractive than it sounds. (#21969)

Near fine first edition. Clean, square, binding tight. No internal marks. Previous owner's name in pen to front end paper - Scottish author Fred Urquhart (1912 - 1995). Jacket is very good with fading to the spine. Not price clipped, still showing price of 7 ' 6 NET. Very minor wear to spine ends and extremities. Some minor foxing. Overall, a very nice copy of a scarce edition. Republished in the U.S. as Full Circle.