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H. G. Wells. The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents....
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H. G. Wells. The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents. London: Metheun & Co., 1895.8vo. Publisher's dark blue cloth with gilt lettering and Art Nouveau design on the spine and front cover.
FIRST EDITION, of Wells' first published collection of fantasy and Science Fiction stories, all written and printed in magazines between 1893 and 1895, with no statement of printing on the copyright page page, but without the publisher's catalogue inserted at the rear.
Condition: Edgewear to boards, with spine ends and corners bumped; foxing to preliminary leaves.
References: Hammond C1; Wells 6.
Provenance: J. F. Cullis (bookplate). 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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