Anstey, F. (Thomas Anstey Guthrie)

Tourmalin's Time Cheques

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1891. Early D. Appleton and Company printing. Hardcover. 192pp. Sextodecimo [17 cm] 1/2 brown cloth with tan paper over boards. The text block is cracked here and there, but it is still very sturdy. There is a contemporary owner's name on the front free endpaper. Text block cracked at p. 145. From the collection of Berkeley book collector and letterpress printer, John Ruyle. Bleiler Checklist. Good. Item #57991

One of the earliest stories to feature the science fiction notion of the intentional movement of time.

Price: $25.00