[Foolscap Press] Leacock, Stephen B.

The Man in Asbestos. An Allegory of the Future

Berkeley: Foolscap Press, 1990. Hard Cover. 1 of 150 copies. This story by humorist Stephen B. Leacock (1869 - 1944) was originally published in 1911 in a collection of stories called "Nonsense Novels." Leacock "forces us to face our still-uncertain future, but we find ourselves enjoying the experience" (introduction). Fine in blue Japanese cloth boards wth white paper label to spine and front cover. Designed, printed, and bound by Peggy Gotthold and Lawrence G. Van Velzer. Printed on a Hacker Hand Press on Mohawk Superfine paper in Monotype Sans Serif type. 28 pages. PRI/033111. Fine.