{"product_id":"ray-cummings-time-machine-28000-shonen-shojo-sekai-sf-bungaku-zenshu-vol-4-akane-shobo-1974","title":"Ray Cummings: The Man Who Mastered Time — Time Machine 28000 Akane Shobo 1974, Shonen Shojo SF Zenshu Vol.4","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS]\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Author: Ray Cummings (レイ・カミングス)\u003cbr\u003e- Title: タイムマシン28000年 (Time Machine 28000-nen) — Japanese adaptation of \u003cem\u003eThe Man Who Mastered Time\u003c\/em\u003e (1924)\u003cbr\u003e- Series: 少年少女世界SF文学全集 Vol. 4 (Shonen Shojo Sekai SF Bungaku Zenshu, No. 4)\u003cbr\u003e- Translator: Saito Hakuko (斎藤伯好)\u003cbr\u003e- Illustrations: Arai Sonoko (新井苑子)\u003cbr\u003e- Publisher: Akane Shobo (あかね書房)\u003cbr\u003e- Year Published: 1974 (Showa 49) — 9th Printing\u003cbr\u003e- Language: Japanese\u003cbr\u003e- Format: Hardcover with dust jacket, 247 pages, Shiro-roku-ban (A5 equivalent)\u003cbr\u003e- Inclusions: None\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[OVERVIEW]\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRay Cummings — a protegé of Thomas Edison who became one of the founding voices of American pulp science fiction — published \u003cem\u003eThe Man Who Mastered Time\u003c\/em\u003e in 1924, at the very dawn of the genre. A time-travel adventure of vertiginous ambition, it sends its hero 28,000 years into the future to encounter a world transformed beyond recognition: the future city of Angriz, the rebellion of the Bass people, aerial battles between time machines, and the first tentative steps toward a new civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Akane Shobo edition — part of the celebrated \u003cem\u003eShonen Shojo Sekai SF Bungaku Zenshu\u003c\/em\u003e series, Vol. 4 — presents Cummings's novel in a children's adaptation translated by Saito Hakuko, with interior illustrations by Arai Sonoko. The series was one of the defining SF publishing projects of 1970s Japan, introducing a generation of young readers to the canon of world science fiction. The dust jacket — black upper panel with bold red title typography dissolving into a swirling vortex of clock numerals and a transparent time machine piloted by a young hero — is a vivid artifact of 1970s Japanese SF illustration at its most exuberant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book's preface sets the tone with characteristic directness: \u003cem\u003e\"Would you like to travel to the past and meet yourself as a baby? Or would you rather journey thousands of years into the future, to see what Japan, what the world, what our descendants will look like? If only you could travel through time to any era you chose — this has been humanity's dream for a long, long time.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[IMPORTANT NOTE FOR INTERNATIONAL BUYERS: EASY AI TRANSLATION]\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile the text is printed in Japanese, you can easily read and study this historic book using modern smartphone AI tools! By taking a photo of any page with your smartphone and using free apps like Google Lens, ChatGPT, or Google Translate, the embedded AI will instantly scan and translate the text on your screen layout. Language is no longer a barrier to owning and enjoying this rare piece of international history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[WHY THIS VOLUME IS A PRIZED COLLECTOR'S ITEM]\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. \u003cstrong\u003eHistorical \u0026amp; Literary Value\u003c\/strong\u003e — Ray Cummings is a foundational figure in American SF, and this 1974 Akane Shobo edition — reaching its 9th printing, a testament to its popularity — is a primary document of Japan's 1970s SF boom and the golden age of children's SF publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. \u003cstrong\u003eVisual \u0026amp; Artistic Value\u003c\/strong\u003e — The dust jacket illustration — a swirling time-vortex of clock numerals in green, yellow, and orange, with a transparent capsule carrying its young pilot — is a superb example of 1970s Japanese SF cover art, full of the era's optimistic, kinetic energy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. \u003cstrong\u003eCollectibility\u003c\/strong\u003e — Complete sets and individual volumes of the \u003cem\u003eShonen Shojo Sekai SF Bungaku Zenshu\u003c\/em\u003e series are actively collected by Japanese SF enthusiasts and nostalgia collectors worldwide. Vol. 4 with intact dust jacket is increasingly difficult to find in good condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[CONDITION]\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGood Vintage Condition — Honest Survivor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Dust Jacket: Small tear and scuffing to the upper edge of the dust jacket. Age-toning and light soiling consistent with 50 years of use.\u003cbr\u003e- Covers \u0026amp; Spine: Firm and square.\u003cbr\u003e- Binding: Tight, secure, and fully intact.\u003cbr\u003e- Interior \u0026amp; Pages: Light age-toning (yellowing) to page edges (fore-edge). Tape repair mark on the inside front cover. No inscriptions, no underlining.\u003cbr\u003e- *Please carefully inspect all high-resolution listing photos to verify the exceptional vintage condition.*\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"shady2grove","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65553795121501,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1082\/5888\/5981\/files\/IMG_8755.jpg?v=1786533744","url":"https:\/\/shady2grove.com\/products\/ray-cummings-time-machine-28000-shonen-shojo-sekai-sf-bungaku-zenshu-vol-4-akane-shobo-1974","provider":"shady2grove","version":"1.0","type":"link"}