Riallaro, The Archipelago of Exiles

1901, a rare first edition of a lost race satirical novel

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Printing Details

First edition. Hardback, bound in original blue cloth with gilt titling to spine and upper board. 19.5 × 13cm, 420pp.

A lost race novel. A political and social satire similar to Gulliver's Travels. The protagonist looking for a spiritually pure form of humanity which he believes can only be found in a primitive and isolated culture, travels on his ship the Daydream to the fog bound archipelago of Riallaro where he discovers various islands run on extreme social or political views.

Condition

A scarce first edition but in fair to good condition only. The blue cloth is rubbed to the corners, with heavier wear to the joints and spine ends. The book lacks the ffep but the main body of text is in good order with clean pages and secure binding.