This Simian World
- New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1920
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1920. Very Good/Very Good -. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1920. First Edition. Octavo (19.5cm); publisher's cloth, brown topstain, in yellow pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ($1.50); [6],95pp.; illus. throughout. Jacket rather dust-soiled and chipped at margins with losses at spine ends affecting text, spine panel faded nearly to white, brief old tape repair to verso, contemporary bookseller ticket to rear pastedown; overall a Very Good copy in a Good to Very Good example of the uncommon jacket.
Comic examination of human achievement as seen through the lens of alternative evolution--such as a civilization built by elephants or ants or cats. Portions of this work first appeared in The Metropolitan Magazine where Day was a member of the literary staff.
Comic examination of human achievement as seen through the lens of alternative evolution--such as a civilization built by elephants or ants or cats. Portions of this work first appeared in The Metropolitan Magazine where Day was a member of the literary staff.