Intrigue on the Upper Level

Chicago: Reilly & Lee Co., 1934. 8vo. Blue cloth, stamped in silver. (1-4), 11-292 p. 1st ed. Sargent p. 101. Very good in d.w. with a few chips & tears at edges. [40195]

Utopian novel about a future society divided into upper and lower levels, the former "hedonistic but violent, destructive, and wasteful of human life. The lower level is cowed, desperate, and ready for revolution," according to Neil Barron, "Anatomy of Wonder." For a detailed plot summary see "333: A Bibliography of the Science-Fantasy Novel" by Joseph H. Crawford, Jr., James J. Donahue and Donald M. Grant.

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