Signed Fantasy Classic J. D. Beresford The Hampdenshire Wonder 1911 1st UK VG-

Description: Signed Fantasy Classic J. D. Beresford The Hampdenshire Wonder 1911 1st UK VG- Signed first edition First issue Title page states 1911 with no further printings stated. Publisher: London: Sidgwick and Jackson. 1911 [5.25" x 7.5"] [viii] [i] 3-295pp [i blank] Publisher's original green cloth with titles in gilt to the front cover and spine. The top and bottom edges are trimmed. The fore edge is untrimmed. The signature is "To my friend Lilly Gibson J, D. Beresford July 1911". No dust jacket. Book Condition: The covers are bumped and foxed. The cover corners are bumped and frayed. The spine is sun faded but, otherwise, is clean and readable. The spine edges are bumped. The Previous owner's inscription on FEP dated July 1911. The pastedowns and endpapers are browned. The binding square and firm but showing signs of cracking. The text is clean with very minimal foxing. The author's second book, and an important entry in the area of super-humans in speculative fiction. A noted influence on Olaf Stapledon, and influenced itself by Wells. Born to a famous cricket player, Victor Stott is a giant-headed, awkward boy who never cries or says a word. At first, he is branded an idiot, but as he grows up it becomes apparent that Victor possesses a superior intelligence. He can master any language, memorize entire libraries—perhaps even control people with his mind. As word of his otherworldly gifts spreads, so too do fears of what he might be capable of. It is considered to be the first novel about a superman.

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