S. Andrew Wood — I&Apos;LL Blackmail the World

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1835. First edition. Cloth. A bright example of the scarce first edition of this thrilling science fiction tale about Machiavellian millionaire scientist John Kingdom. The scarce first edition, first impression.In the very scarce publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.A thrilling work of science fiction in which "a millionaire scientist, decides that the governments of the World need a lesson on the horror of future warfare, and proceeds to rain death and destruction from the air on London, Paris, Berlin and Rome". Eight pages of advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with a touch of fading to front board head, and inscription to front free endpaper. Handling marks to dust wrapper, with edgewear to wrap perimeters, and minor losses and restorations to back strip head and tail. Restorations to dust wrapper reverse at back strip head and tail and front wrap head. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good.