Herbest Best — The Twenty-Fifth Hour

New York, Random House, 1940. First edition. Cloth. Herbert Best's post-dystopian novel in which a utopia is found in Alexandria, Egypt, a smart first edition copy. The first edition, first printing, as stated to the verso of the title page.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A gripping post-dystopian novel, after all of humankind is wiped of the planet in 1965. At the Nile Valley a new civilization booms from the two lone survivors, their community run by a philosopher-King. An interesting futurism novel published during the Second World War.By Herbert Best, a British-American author who is best remembered today for his novel 'Garram the Hunter&apos. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Damp stain to the tail of the rear board, a smaller damp stain to the tail of the front board. A few lighter marks to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Tide mark to the rear paste down, offsetting to the rear endpaper. Dust wrapper is edge worn, with a chip to the head of the spine, and a few further smaller chips and closed tears. Some marks to the wraps, and sunning to the spine. Damp stain to the wraps, heavier to the reverse, mostly to the rear wrap and rear fly leaf, with red offsetting. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Good.