A Crystal Age by W. H. Hudson. First Edition. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1887. Includes the publisher’s 32-page catalogue dated "1886-7" inserted at rear. Bound in publisher's black cloth with stamped red lettering and decorations on the front cover and spine with gilt lettering on spine. Poor to fair condition. Overall shelf wear. There is a horizontal tear extending _ of the way across the spine located just under the gold gilt title. Chipping on the spine head. Parts of the left and right joints are exposed due to tears. Discoloration and wear on the spine tail. The spine is slightly cocked. Occasional foxing. The front free-endpaper and the first two printed pages of the book are detached. The first two printed pages are attached together.Publisher's red stamped monogram on rear cover.

"A Crystal Age" describes a society that has evolved beyond capitalism and industrialization to a new way of life based on communal living and harmony with nature. The novel follows the protagonist, a young man named Smith, who is transported to a distant future in which people live in a utopian society free of the social ills and injustices of the present. In this new world, the people live in small communities, work in harmony with nature, and have abolished war, crime, and inequality. As Smith explores this new world and learns about its customs and values, he begins to question his own society's values and way of life. The novel is a vision of a more harmonious and egalitarian future, inspired by the author's belief in the power of nature and communal living to create a better world.

Poor to fair condition. Overall shelf wear. There is a horizontal tear extending _ of the way across the spine located just under the gold gilt title. Chipping on the spine head. Parts of the left and right joints are exposed due to tears. Discoloration and wear on the spine tail. The spine is slightly cocked. Occasional foxing. The front free-endpaper and the first two printed pages of the book are detached. The first two printed pages are attached together.

7.75 x 5.5 x 1.5 in