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1 A Scientific Romance Wright, Ronald Saint Martin's Press, LLC New York, New York, USA 1998 Hard Cover Good, Very Good First American Edition 0312181728 / 9780312181727 Ex-Library BE6 - A tight, clean, sound copy with very minor overall shelf wear plus the front endpaper has been removed as part of the library's withdrawal process plus there are the usual library stamps and label on the half-title page and dedication page plus the dust jacket endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards. The dust jacket shows no visible signs of wear plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve plus the endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards. A novel set in modern London. the main character is a jilted lover, archeologist, and specialist in Victorian machinery receives startling information about the return of H. G. Wells's time machine form the 19th century. His investigation of what he thinks is probably a hoax ends up sending him into the next millennium to an England in ruins, overgrown in tropical jungle, and totally without human beings. This book is a winner of the David Higham Award for Fiction. The author is also a winner of the Gordon Montador Award and his books have been chosen as notable books of the year by both the Independent and the Sundy Times. By the author of "Time Among the Maya" and "Stolen Continents." Acknowledgements, permissions, some other sources, 352p. SCW05351  Price: 3.50 USD Add to Shopping Cart