Cyrano's (the real guy) greatest work, model for much of Gulliver's Travels, Munchausen and so many other fantasy books. First published in the 17th Century (Paris, of course), this elegant satire takes its hero into the solar system, where he then can freely speak on matters of sex, religion and humanity. Join the big guy as he wanders about the solar system, meeting up with Beast-Men, the Solen people, and a rep from the Kingdom of Love.
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Cyrano's (the real guy) greatest work, model for much of Gulliver's Travels, Munchausen and so many other fantasy books. First published in the 17th Century (Paris, of course), this elegant satire takes its hero into the solar system, where he then can freely speak on matters of sex, religion and humanity. Join the big guy as he wanders about the solar system, meeting up with Beast-Men, the Solen people, and a rep from the Kingdom of Love.
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Seller's Description:
8vo. x, 301, [3] pp. Numerous plates, armorial. Half-blk cloth over green boards (vry slght bmpng ft of spine), w/ d.j. (vry mnr bmpng hd & ft of spine), NF/VG, w/bkplate on ffep. First edition in English of this wonderful science fiction story which served as a model for Swifts Gullivers Travels.
