Dennis (Geoffrey) The End of the World
£95
London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1930.
First edition. 8vo. Original cloth-backed marbled boards. Dust-jacket, priced 8/6.
The first edition of this science fiction author’s reflections on the ways in which the world might in fact end.
In stock
Book very good; jacket a little tanned at spine, mild rubbing, overall very good.
Jacket artwork by Albrecht Dürer.
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