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H. G. Wells. The Time Machine: An Invention. London: William Heinemann, 1895.8vo. Publisher's whitish-gray cloth, lettered in brown to the upper cover and spine panel, with sphinx design to upper cover and imprint, stamped in brown, to the rear cover.
THE EARLIEST KNOWN WORK OF SCIENCE FICTION TO BE BASED ON THE IDEA OF TIME TRAVEL, having first appeared in serial form in 1888 as 'The Chronic Argonauts,' in The Science Schools Journal, a college magazine founded by Wells. (Wells Society, p. 2, no. 4) FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, later issue, with publisher's catalogue omitted. Second issue binding, with boards stamped in brown and "Heinemann" imprint to foot of spine.
Condition: Light edgewear to boards, with spine ends and corners bumped and some loss; mss ex-libris to front free endpapers; preliminaries slightly loosened from hinges; very light foxing to margins.
Reference: Hammond B1; Wells 3.
Provenance: The Victor Gulotta Collection.
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2025 December 15 Rare Books Signature® Auction #6323 (go to Auction Home page)
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