The New Eden
London: Longmans, Green, 1892.
Illustrated by Frontispiece and title illustration. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+ with no dust jacket. Item #15764
Spine scratched, light cover soil, light edgewear, tone with random foxing, bookstore stamp, owner's signature, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover. ; Early speculative fiction work by C J C Hyne, best known for his later Atlantis novel The Lost Continent. "... the archduke had placed a boy and a girl on neighboring islands to see how the children would develope without the benefit of human society. ... The main body of the book deals with the experiences of the two feral people ... An interesting document, surprisingly frank for its period, and prepared without the sensationalism of Hyne's other work. It is reasonably rigorous within the author's frame of reference." - Everett F Bleiler; Science-Fiction: The Early Years; 1152. Robert Reginald; Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature: A Checklist 1700-1974; 07687. First Edition, bound with 8 page catalog of 1892 works offered by the New York branch of Longmans, Green, & Co. ; 258, 8 ad pages.
Price: $199.95