Adolf Wilbrandt; Dr. A. S. Rappoport [translator] — A New Humanity or the Easter Island

Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott Company, 1905. First edition. Cloth. A smart first US edition of this philosophical science fiction novel from German writer Adolf Wilbrandt, translated into English. First US edition. Scarce copy. A philosophical science fiction novel following an attempt to establish a community of advanced human beings, or supermen, to replace homo sapiens. Written by Adolf von Wilbrandt, a German novelist and dramatist. Translated by Dr. Angelo Solomon Rappoport, a British scholar, author, and translator. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and the odd small mark to the boards. Light fading to the spine. A small damp stain to the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd small spot. Light age toning to the endpapers. Bookseller's label to the rear pastedown. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .