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Book cover: Black with silver text.

A plunge into space

Date1890
Names
FormatBook
Notes
Humans travel in an antigravity powered, spherical spaceship to Mars. There they a utopian civilization and romance ensues between a human man and Martian woman.
Medium
Hardcover books
DimensionsCover size: 20 cm (7 7/8 in.)
Language
CollectionMerril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation and Fantasy
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Object Number37131098477466D
Catalogue Record for Print Book https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Ntt=2421557
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