Revolt in 2100

by Heinlein, Robert

$1,250 · Offered by Biblio

First edition · Signed · In dust jacket

Chicago: Shasta Publishers, 1953. First Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Octavo. Hubert Rogers [jacket]. Chicago: Shasta Publishers, 1953. First Edition [stated]. Signed by Heinlein on the flyleaf. Jacket design by Hubert Rogers. Octavo, 317 pp. Black cloth-backed red boards, gilt spine imprinting. timeline endpapers. Some soiling of top page edges and endpapers, original owner's signature, otherwise Near Fine book in a VG jacket with a small amount of spine darkening, light occasional soil, micro-shelfwear at places. Sharp and handsome (see scan). A seminal work, an early portion of Heinlein's "Future History" series (so named later by John W. Campbell] which was second only to Isaac Asimov's Foundation series in competition for the Hugo Award for Best All-Time Series. Contains the novel-length "If This Goes On...", plus the short stories "Coventry" and Misfit", all three of which were formally included in the original Future History aggregation, "The Past Through Tomorrow" (1967). Not one of the subscriber's copies with tipped-in signature page; this was signed on the flyleaf for the original science fiction enthusiast whose name is on the ffep, though Heinlein's signature was by request stand-alone and not personalized to him. Provenance to purchaser. L101

• Publisher: Shasta Publishers
• Year: 1953
• Edition: First Edition
• Binding: hardcover

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