GERNSBACK HUGO Ralph 124C 41 A Romance of the Year 2660

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GERNSBACK, HUGO. Ralph 124C 41+. A Romance of the Year 2660. Frontispiece and illustrations by Frank R. Paul. 8vo, publisher's blue cloth stamped in gilt, spine head crease; custom slipcase. A clean, square copy. Lilly 68; Currey, p. 198. Boston: Stratford Company, 1925

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first edition. One of the foundational texts in the science-fiction pantheon. Gernsback originally serialized this work in his Modern Electrics magazine, and also founded the pioneering journal Amazing Stories. The annual Hugo Awards, named in his honor, continue to highlight his contributions to the formation of science-fiction as a viable literary genre. Currey's binding state A, with "Stratford" at base of spine.