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Odd John
William Olaf Stapledon
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The Item for sale is for one (1) copy of the book Odd John
"by William Olaf Stapledon Illustrated Wendy Snow-Lang
William Olaf Stapledon (May 10, 1886 – September 6, 1950) was a British philosopher and author of several influential works of science fiction.
Stapledon's writings directly influenced Arthur C. Clarke, Brian Aldiss, Stanislaw Lem, C. S. Lewis and John Maynard Smith and indirectly influenced many others, contributing many ideas to the world of science fiction. The "supermind" composed of many individual consciousnesses forms a recurring theme in his work. Star Maker contains the first known description of what are now called Dyson spheres. Freeman Dyson credits the novel with giving him the idea. Last and First Men features early descriptions of genetic engineering and terraforming. Sirius describes a dog whose intelligence is increased to the level of a human being's.
Odd John: A Story Between Jest and Earnest is a 1935 science fiction novel by the British author Olaf Stapledon. The novel explores the theme of the Übermensch (superman) in the character of John Wainwright, whose supernormal human mentality inevitably leads to conflict with normal human society and to the destruction of the utopian colony founded by John and other superhumans.
The novel resonates with the ideas of Friedrich Nietzsche and the work of English writer J. D. Beresford, with an allusion to Beresford's superhuman child character of Victor Stott in The Hampdenshire Wonder (1911). As the devoted narrator remarks, John does not feel obligated to observe the restricted morality of Homo sapiens. Stapledon's recurrent vision of cosmic angst -- that the universe may be indifferent to intelligence, no matter how spiritually refined -- also gives the story added depth. Later explorations of the theme of the superhuman and of the incompatibility of the normal with the supernormal occurs in the works of Stanisław Lem, Frank Herbert, Wilmar Shiras and Vernor Vinge, among others.Easton
Press, a division of MBI Inc. , based in Norwalk, Connecticut, is a
publisher specializing in high-quality leather-bound books. In addition
to canonical classics, poetry and art books, they publish a large
library of science fiction and popular literature as well.
Almost all Easton Press books have the following traits:
* bound in leather with raised hubs on the spine
* distinctive gilt stamped cover designs
* threadsewn pages
* gilded page edges
* permanent satin ribbon page-marker
* endsheets of moiré fabric
* 22kt gold-stamped spine accents
However,
there is some variation. For instance, the Easton Press library of
"Masterpieces of Science Fiction" does not have endsheets of moiré
fabric, but otherwise it has all the aforementioned traits. - Near fine condition,
Near Fine: A book approaching Fine but with a couple very minor defects or faults which will be noted.
"by William Olaf Stapledon "
- binding is tight and gold page edging
still shiny,
- beautiful bright endleaves and satin ribbon page marker.
This set could be a precious addition to your family library.
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