Omega: The Last Days of the World
Hardcover
1894 · New York
by Flammarion, Camille
New York: The Cosmopolitan Publishing Company, 1894. Hardcover. VG- (Corners bumped; Some wear and soil to cloth; Inscription on second page; Sporadic light wear to pages throughout, but overall tight and clean). White cloth over boards; Light blue cloth at spine; Gilt titling at spine and front cover; 287 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw. An early example of science fiction written by French astronomer and author Nicolas Camille Flammarion; Set in the 25th century, the novel deals with the philosophical and political consequences of the world ending due to a Carbonic-Oxide comet; A clear influence on Jules Verne and H.G. Wells; Wonderful illustrations. (Inventory #: 122441)