THE IRON MAN & THE TIN WOMAN WITH OTHER SUCH FUTURITIES. A BOOK OF LITTLE SKETCHES OF TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1929. Octavo, pp. [i-iv] v-vi [vii-viii] 1-309 [310-312: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], original red cloth, front panel stamped in black and silver, spine panel stamped in black, fore-edge untrimmed. First edition. A collection of humorous sketches, many utilizing science fiction themes, some set in the future. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 1290. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 497. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, Additions. Bleiler (1978), p. 120. Reginald 08751. Early gift inscription on front free endpaper. A fine copy in good pictorial dust jacket (designed by John Held, Jr.) with shelf wear and edges. two chips from front panel, and several closed tears with internal tape mends (no show through). Uncommon in jacket. (#104450).
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