LORDS OF CREATION. Philadelphia: The Prime Press, [1949]. Octavo, pp. [1-8] 1-232, original blue cloth, spine panel stamped in gold, all edges untrimmed. First edition. Limited issue printed on fine paper with all edges untrimmed and bound in blue cloth. One of 112 copies issued with printed limitation label numbered and signed by Otto Binder. A young twentieth-century scientist awakes in 5000 A. D. in a new Stone Age, in which downtrodden tribal states are ruled by the dictatorial Lords of Antarka. Earth's natural resources were depleted long ago and humans reverted to barbarism; with airships and other scientific advancements (including eugenics), the Antarctic colony of Antarkans now rule a worldwide agrarian society. First published as a six-part serial in ARGOSY in 1939. In 333. A fine copy without dust jacket as issued. Enclosed in publisher's paper slipcase that is rubbed and worn at edges. (#163630).
Price: $150.00
First edition so stated on copyright page. "This is one of an edition of 112 Copies on / special paper of which 100 copies are for sale" on limitation label.