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THE OSTRICH FOR THE DEFENCE

THE OSTRICH FOR THE DEFENCE

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THE OSTRICH FOR THE DEFENCE

by Hile, William H

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Boston: Geo. H. Ellis Co, 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. pp: vii, 324; frontispiece and two more plates from photographs. Bound in pictorial red cloth, stamped in white, black, and gilt. 7.75" x 5". Prior owner's address label on pastedown endpaper. Utopian novel of a lost African race, ruled by a white queen, raising ostriches as a cooperative venture. [Smith, American Fiction: 1901-1925, H-611.] Binding signed by the designer, Adrian Iorio.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
040954
Title
THE OSTRICH FOR THE DEFENCE
Author
Hile, William H
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Geo. H. Ellis Co
Place of Publication
Boston
Date Published
1912
Keywords
utopian novels; american fiction; designer bindings
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