Kenneth Sylvan Guthrie — A Romance of Two Centuries

Alpine, New Jersey, Platonist Press, [1919]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce Near Future science fiction novel set in 2025, by Kenneth Sylvan Guthrie. The first edition of this very scarce work.Review copy, with a stamp to the title page.'A Romance of Two Centuries' tells of a man infected with a sleeping sickness during World War One, only to awake finally in 2025. The novel follows his intriguing travels around this new world, where there is absolute equality between the sexes, compulsory participation in elections, and many glittering inventions.Illustrated with a frontispiece.By Kenneth Sylvan Guthrie, the grandson of the feminist Frances Wright.Thirteen pages of adverts to the rear.Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Spine is a little age-toned. A few minor marks to the boards and spine. Front hinge is a little strained but remains firm. Institutional labels to the front paste down and to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with a few scattered spots. Title page is working loose. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .