The BATTLE For The PACIFIC.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1908. 1st edition (Bleirer, p. 186; Clareson 724; Reginald 00940; Smith B-347). x, [2], 237, [1] pp. Frontis & 7 inserted plates on coated paper. 12mo. 7-5/8" x 5". Pale green cloth, stamped in dark green, with pictoral onlay to front board. Printed buff paper dust jacket. VG (slt lean/front hinge just starting, 2" at top)/Abt VG (age-toning/some modest edgewear & chipping/old tape repair). Item #40346
An anthology of stories, wherein "the most ingenious visions of war are sketched with a vividness and dramatic force which absorb the fancy ... They are all fantasies, pure and simple ..." [dj blurb].
Clareson tells us the lead story "centers upon the 'remarkable chemist,' Adams, whose inventions help defeat the Japanese after they seize Honolulu and Pearl Harbor." Remarkably prophetic, almost 4 decades prior to December 7th.
Price: $395.00