Author: Clement Fezandie
Title: Through the Earth
Description: New York, The Century Co, 1898. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this uncommon American sci-fi novel revolving around an underground train which travels from New York to Australia. The first edition of this uncommon work.A unique science fiction novel by American author Clement Fezandie.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and fourteen plates.Collated, complete. 'Through the Earth' sees an underground train built going straight from New York to Australia. A fantastic idea on conception, the train melts from the Earth's core and must be abandoned. The author planned a sequel, 'A Trip to Venus', however it does not seem to have ever been published.Fezandie was a U.S. businessman and playwright, also known for his works 'The Revenge' and 'The Sturgis Wager&apos. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Minor bumping to the extremities. A small amount of loss to the head and tail of the spine. Spine is discoloured. Some light marks to the boards and spine. Hinges are strained. Typed synopsis of the novel tipped-in to the front paste down and recto of the front endpaper. Faint tide mark to the bottom edge, affecting some pages very lightly affected to the bottom and fore edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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