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LOCKE, RICHARD ADAMS. The Moon Hoax; or, A Discovery that the Moon has a Vast Population of Human Beings. vi, 64, [4], 12 pages, including wood-engraved frontispiece showing the Moon seen through Lord Rosse's telescope, and publisher's catalogue at end. 8vo, 230x146 mm, modern leatherette; contents clean, with only small repair to rear endleaf. New York: William Gowans, 1859
"This fabulous account of flora and fauna on the surface of the moon originally appeared as a 'news story' in the New York Sun in August and September in 1835 under the title 'Discoveries in the Moon lately made at the Cape of Good Hope by Sir John Herschel.' Purportedly based on a news release by the Royal Society, the story achieved short-lived credibility by describing the construction and working of a powerful telescope"--Lilly Library, Science Fiction and Fantasy, page 12.
