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L. Olaf Stapledon: Last Men in London, 1st Ed.

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L. Olaf Stapledon: Last Men in London, 1st Ed.
<B>W. Olaf Stapledon. </B></I><B><I>Last Men in London</B></I></B></I><B>.</B></I> London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., [1932]. <BR> <BR>First edition, first impression, second issue. Twelvemo. 312 pages and an eight-page publisher's catalog at end with "932" at bottom of page 8. <BR><BR>Original blue cloth binding with blind ruling on front panel. Gilt lettering on skewed spine. Moderate wear to head and tail of spine, and corner tips. Textblock is lightly age toned and fine. A total of 1,518 copies of Stapledon's elusive second novel were printed, written as a companion to his <I>Last and First Men</B></I> (1930). <I>From the Robert and Diane Yaspan Collection.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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