THE VIOLET FLAME: A STORY OF ARMAGEDDON AND AFTER

by Fre Jane

$1,250 · Offered by L. W. Currey

First edition

London, New York and Melbourne: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, 1899. Octavo, pp. i-v vi vii-viii 1 2-245 246: printer's imprint 247-248: ads , sixteen inserted plates with illustrations by Jane, original dark green cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold, all edges untrimmed. First edition. A remarkable turn-of-the-century science fiction thriller about the attempt of a mad scientist to control the world

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