A New Heaven

Ex libris bookplate, W. H. de Luen. Bookplate has a Maori carving design. Some rubbing to ends of spine. Marginalia on title page, a previous owner has added "1918" in small ink letters to the title page imprint. (Copyright page has "First Published in 1919", publisher's advertisements are dated "1/12/18".) Some spots of foxing.; viii, (248) pages + 31, [1 (blank)] pages publisher's advertisements. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and decoration on spine, blind-stamped lettering on front board. Page dimensions: 189 x 123mm. Fantasy, utopian fiction. The author was a New Zealand member of parliament. Chapter titles include: A Maori Tohunga (Priest); My Angel Guides; Preparing to Start; We Depart from Earth; A Celestial March Past; I Visit a School; The Theatre; The Religions of Heaven; Spirit Telepathy and Prayer; We Visit the Orchard; A British Empire Reunion; Organization and Law; The Angels Return. "My name is Andrew Morrison. I was born in a village in Ayrshire, Scotland, in the year 1833." - the opening sentences. [References: Bagnall R1183 - "Novel with ethical purpose describing visit to heaven."; Bleiler (1978) "Checklist" p. 172]

Product Info

Publisher: Methuen & Co.

Year: (1919)

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

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