Author: Owen Johnson
Title: The Coming of the Amazons
Description: London, Longmans, Green and Co, 1931 . First edition. Paperback. A 'Confidential Advance Proof' of Owen Johnson's science fiction novel about a role reversal between the sexes. A 'Confidential Advance Proof Not For Publication', with 'First Edition' to the colophon.In the publisher's original paper wraps.In Owen Johnson's novel, the protagonist awakes in 2181 CE, and finds that woman rule the world, resulting in what the protagonist finds are hugely humiliating changes in masculine behaviour. He attempts to resist the social norms of this world, with little success.Unlike many works from this series, the tale treats the female rulers with some sympathy. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Wraps bright, with fading to back strip. Minor losses of paper to joints, with wraps firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .
Keywords: Lawrenceville sequence The Varmint The Coming of the Amazons: A Satiristic Speculation on the Scientific Future of Civilization matriarchy The Varmint Not Stated
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Title: The Coming of the Amazons
Description: London, Longmans, Green and Co, 1931 . First edition. Paperback. A 'Confidential Advance Proof' of Owen Johnson's science fiction novel about a role reversal between the sexes. A 'Confidential Advance Proof Not For Publication', with 'First Edition' to the colophon.In the publisher's original paper wraps.In Owen Johnson's novel, the protagonist awakes in 2181 CE, and finds that woman rule the world, resulting in what the protagonist finds are hugely humiliating changes in masculine behaviour. He attempts to resist the social norms of this world, with little success.Unlike many works from this series, the tale treats the female rulers with some sympathy. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Wraps bright, with fading to back strip. Minor losses of paper to joints, with wraps firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .
Keywords: Lawrenceville sequence The Varmint The Coming of the Amazons: A Satiristic Speculation on the Scientific Future of Civilization matriarchy The Varmint Not Stated
Price: GBP 120.00 = appr. US$ 171.36 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 902F23
- Book number: 902F23
See more books from our catalog: Modern Fiction