Ann Veronica.

First British edition of this Edwardian era novel. Octavo, original publisher's red cloth with titles stamped in gilt, along with "Vita sine litteris mors est” written in golden gilt on the front. This translates as “Life without learning is death,” a phrase traditionally attributed to Seneca (Epistle 82). From the collection of British science fiction author Christopher Priest. Priest’s most famous works include The Inverted World (1974), the interconnected “Dream Archipelago” series, and The Prestige (1995), which was adapted into the 2006 Academy Award nominee film of the same name by Christopher Nolan and starring Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson, and Michael Caine. In very good condition.