Description: The MFLIBRA Antique Books Team Presents: 1902 Scarce First De Luxe Edition Illustrated in color - The Last American by John Ames Mitchell. (Descriptin) Author: John Ames Mitchell. Illustrated in color by F. W. Read, with decorative designs by Albert D. Blashfield, and illustrations by the author. Title: The Last American: A Fragment from the Journal of Khan-Li, Prince of Dimph-Yoo-Chur and Admiral in the Persian Navy. Publisher: New York, Frederick A. Stokes Company Publishers, 1902. First De Luxe Edition Illustrated in color. Language: Text in English. Size: 7.5" X 5.5". Pages: 151 pages. Binding: Attractive and very good De Luxe decorated full cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, rare light foxing - as shown, nice Exlibris of Julius Mann Hofstetter on the first endpaper - as shown). Illustrations: Complete with eight full-page plates with color illustrations by F. W. Read, decorations by Albert D. Blashfield, and black and white illustrations by Mitchell in the text. Estimate: (Scarce with no or few other copies of this De Luxe Edition available for sale worldwide). The book: Attractive and Scarce First De Luxe Edition Illustrated in color of this book precursor of Science Fiction. The book is about a Persian archaeological expedition that sets off across the Atlantic in 2951 to learn more about the now-extinct "Mehrikans." They visit the ruins of New York and Washington, passing comments on the barbaric nature of Mehrikan culture and society, its philistinism, women's education, and commerce. They eventually meet a real Mehrikan family living in the Capitol building. The author: John Ames Mitchell (January 17, 1845 – June 29, 1918) was a publisher, architect, artist and novelist from the United States. He was regarded as a Renaissance man who kept to himself but influenced many. No-question-money-back guarantee on everything we sell. Buyer pays shipping. Items are shipped out within 24 hours of receiving the order. Canada Post Service standards :[Canada] Parcel Services standards are 3 to 12 business days.[United States] Small Packet standards are 6 to 12 business days.[International] Airmail Parcel standards are 2 to 4 weeks.
Price: 370 CAD
Location: Montreal
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Shipping Cost: 8.94 CAD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Binding: Cloth
Language: English
Illustrator: John Ames Mitchell
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Collector's Edition, Illustrated
Author: John Ames Mitchell
Publisher: Frederick A. Stokes Company Publishers
Topic: Fairy Tales & Fantasy
Subject: Illustrated
Year Printed: 1902
