{"product_id":"the-last-american-a-fragment-from-the-journal-of-khan-li","title":"The Last American: A Fragment From the Journal of Khan-Li","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1889. Second Edition. Small octavo in blue boards; 78 pages: illustrations (b\u0026amp;w); 19 cm Good(+). Boards edges worn; front hinge starting but only affecting andpapers at hinge, of which a smal portion is missing (see photos. Overall a decent copy. Hardcover.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Mitchell’s 1889 dystopic fantasia follows the Persian explorer Khan-Li as he leads a small expedition into the long-buried ruins of the United States, their journal chronicling a journey up a silted Hudson, through vine-wrapped cities, and ultimately to the mummified “last American” entombed in a skyscraper. The outsiders’ amused misreadings of American customs sharpen the tale’s warning about a civilization undone by excess and complacency, and its blend of satire, ruin-tourism, and archaeological framing marks it as an unusually early and influential ancestor of modern post-apocalyptic fiction\" --Publisher\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mitchell, John Ames","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47100486975746,"sku":"105718","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0675\/4412\/1602\/files\/105718.jpg?v=1764818432","url":"https:\/\/bibliope.com\/products\/the-last-american-a-fragment-from-the-journal-of-khan-li","provider":"Bibliope","version":"1.0","type":"link"}