Pantopia / by Frank Harris
1930, First Edition. New York : Panurge Press. Near fine cloth copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine slightly and uniformly sun-toned; spine bands and corners very slightly rubbed. Very well-preserved. This is no. 823 of a 1250 copy limited edition. Item #454311
Physical description; 229 pages ; 22 cm. Notes; Frank Harris’s last novel, published as a limited edition by Panurge Press. A work of allegorical science fiction, it follows Phil Meredith, who is shipwrecked on the advanced island of Pantopia, falls in love with a local woman named Aura, and engages in theological and philosophical dialogues with her father, Saavedra. The story involves elements of social satire, technological speculation, and a plot concerning rivalry, escape, and subsequent correspondence. Subjects; Utopias -- Fiction. Political fiction. Satire.
Price: €65.00