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PRONUNCIATION: Stories of Infinity
TYPE: Book
DIMENSIONS: 9cm x 13cm
COMPONENTS: 309p+IV+II. 1. Hardcover.
CONDITION: Bound on cloth with spine on leather; with some wear. Spine with gilt title and decorations. Inner hinges cracked. Water stain on the lower margin of the text block.
NOTES: Otherwise, a complete and rare Mexican edition. The first edition was published in France in 1872 with the title: “Lumen, histoire d'une comète”
LANGUAGE
Spanish
Inscription Translation: Stories of Infinity
ITEM ID: 4467
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Relatos Del Infinito

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Year: 1873
Decade: 1870s
Century: 19th (1801-1900)

Relatos Del Infinito or Stories of Infinity contains three sections:

-Lumen: A series of dialogues between a man and a disembodied spirit which is free to roam the universe at will. The novel include observations about the implications of otherworldly life adapted to alien circumstances.

-Historia De Un Cometa: The history of a comet

-En El Infinito.

ARTISTS
Name: Camilo Flammarion
Type: Author
Artists Dates: 26 February 1842 – 3 June 1925
Artist Information: A French astronomer and author. He was a prolific author of more than fifty titles, including popular science works about astronomy, several notable early science fiction novels, and works on psychical research and related topics.
Name: México, Imprenta De Ignacio Cumplido
Type: Printer