From Earth's Center: A Polar Gateway Message
Chicago: Charles H. Kerr & Company, 1895. Second Edition. 276+[8]+4+2pp. Duodecimo [19.5 cm] Yellow printed wrappers. Covers nicked at extremities with some small losses. Front cover attached with scotch tape. Item #10947
Lost World tale whose protagonists explore a hollow earth, where they discover an English-speaking country called Centralia, a utopia with laissez-faire capitalism. "From Earth's Center, by S. Byron Welcome, is a deeply interesting story, picturing a society living under the Single Tax, and thus answering just the questions most often asked about this reform." - from the rear cover. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 2321.
Price: $750.00