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H. G. Wells. When the Sleeper Wakes. A Story of the Years to Come. ...
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H. G. Wells. When the Sleeper Wakes. A Story of the Years to Come. London and New York: Harper & Brothers, 1899.8vo. Illustrated frontispiece and black and white plates throughout. Publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering to the front cover and spine.
FIRST BOOK EDITION, first printed serially in The Graphic (1898-99). LARRY MCMURTRY'S COPY, with his personal bookplate with a sole image of a horseshoe-shaped brand - the cattle brand used by his father and grandfather on their ranch, tipped to the front pastedown.
Condition: Spine sunned; light edgewear to spine ends and corners; some minor soiling; textblock slightly shifted with preliminaries loosened.
References: Hammond B6; Wells 15.
Provenance: Larry McMurtry (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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