Henry Olerich — A Cityless and Countryless World

Iowa, Gilmore & Olerich, [1893]. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition utopian novel by Henry Olerich, a brilliant science fiction foray in which a Martian comes to Earth, a superior copy of this novel. The first edition of this uncommon work.Illustrated with a folding map and in-text illustrations.Collated, complete.An American utopian novel, in which a Martian lands on Earth, and tries to teach humanity how to create paradise on Earth. The Martian's idea is to build houses that could hold 1,000 people who could farm and work collectively.'A Cityless and Countryless World' is an exciting work of speculative utopian science fiction, most of the novel set one decade after the Martian's landing, and looking at how the Earth has changed subsequently.By Nebraskan author Henry Olerich. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Mark and discolouration to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .