The Radio Gunner. [A Fable of the Navy].
by [FORBES, Alexander]
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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About This Item
Boston & New York, Houghton Miffling Company, 1924. . First edition, first printing; 8vo; 4 plates by Heman Fay, Jr.; original blue cloth titled in red, near-fine, in the original pictorial dust-jacket, in remarkable condition.
An exceptional first edition of this intriguing work of science fiction, categorised by Bleiler under 'imaginary wars and inventions' (the work anticipates a 'second world war' and the importance of communications technology, including the coding, decoding, transmission & interception of messages). Alexander Forbes was a Harvard physiologist who contributed considerably to the fields of physiology and neuroscience in the 20th century.
Bleiler p.75
An exceptional first edition of this intriguing work of science fiction, categorised by Bleiler under 'imaginary wars and inventions' (the work anticipates a 'second world war' and the importance of communications technology, including the coding, decoding, transmission & interception of messages). Alexander Forbes was a Harvard physiologist who contributed considerably to the fields of physiology and neuroscience in the 20th century.
Bleiler p.75
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- Bookseller
- Shapero Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 101418
- Title
- The Radio Gunner. [A Fable of the Navy].
- Author
- [FORBES, Alexander]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Boston & New York, Houghton Miffling Company, 1924.
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