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H. G. Wells. Seven Books, including: The Wonderful Visit. New York and London: MacMillan and Co., 1895. Octavo. viii, 245 pages. Four pages of publisher's as at the rear. Publisher's green boards elegantly illustrated with cream scroll work on the front cover and spine. The front cover and spine are lettered in gilt. Very minor bumping to the corners and edges of the spine, very slight rubbing to the covers, previous owner's inscription on the front free endpaper. Altogether a very good copy. This work is one of Herbert George Wells' (1866 - 1946) earliest novels. [and:] Critic of Progress. Baltimore: The Mirage Press, 1973. First printing, 1500 copies. Octavo. 162 pages. Index. Publisher's black boards with the spine lettered in gilt. Illustrated dust jacket designed by Greg Bear. Very minor rubbing to the covers, otherwise a near fine copy. This non-fiction work focused upon the science fiction genre is a first printing due to the final page of text [164] stating, "First printing: February 1973, 1500 copies." [and:] Experiment in Autobiography: Discoveries and Conclusions of a Very Ordinary Brain (Since 1866). New York: The MacMillan Company, 1934. Octavo. 718 pages. Nineteen illustrated plates, including the frontispiece portrait. Forty-three illustrations throughout the text. Index. Publisher's cream cloth covers with the covers and spine lettered and ruled in black. Previous owner's engraved bookplate on the front pastedown endpaper. Some soiling and rubbing to the covers, minor toning to the first and last pages, slightly discolored spine. Altogether a good copy. [and:] Seven Famous Novels by H. G. Wells: With a Preface by the Author. The Time Machine, The Island of Dr. Moreau, The Invisible Man, the War of the Worlds, The First Men in the Moon, The Food of the Gods, In the Days of the Comet. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1934. First Printing. Octavo. x, 860 pages. Publisher's green cloth covers with the front cover blind-stamped with the title and a depiction of seven books. The spine is lettered in black. Illustrated dust jacket. Pervious owner's bookplate affixed to the front pastedown endpaper. Significant discoloration to the edges and spine of the covers, considerable discoloration and rubbing to the jacket, some pieces missing as well as some small closed tears to the jacket. The interior is very clean. Altogether a good copy. This work, essentially a reprint of The Scientific Romances of H. G. Wells of 1933, is a first printing due to the statement on the copyright page, "First Printing June 1, 1934." [and:] All Aboard for Ararat. New York: Alliance Book Corporation, 1941. Large octavo. 102 [103] pages. Publisher's quarter black board over dark blue covers with the front cover ruled in gilt and illustrated in white and some soft white splotches. The spine is lettered in gilt. Previous owner's inscription on the front pastedown endpaper. Very minor rubbing to the covers, some toning to the endpapers. Altogether a very good copy. This novel was first published in London by Secker & Warburg in 1940. [and:] The Short Stories of H. G. Wells. Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1929. First edition. Octavo. vi, 1015 pages. Publisher's thin red board covers with author's monogram in black on the front cover. The spine is lettered in black. Previous owner's bookplate affixed to the front pastedown endpaper. Some very minor rubbing to the joints, slightly bumped corners, minor bowing. Altogether a very good copy. This anthology was first published in 1927 by Ernest Benn in London, and was later published under the title The Famous Short Stories of H. G. Wells. [and:] The Croquet Player. New York: The Viking Press, 1937. Octavo. 98 pages. Four illustrations by Clifton Line. Publisher's gray cloth covers with the front illustrated in black and lettered in silver. The spine is lettered in silver. Illustrated dust jacket. Previous owner's bookplate affixed to the front pastedown endpaper, newspaper clipping has caused toning to the front endpapers. Very minor rubbing to the covers and jacket. Altogether a very good copy. H. G. Wells originally published this work in 1936 in London with Chatto & Windus.Auction Info
2008 June Grand Format Books & Manuscripts Auction #683 (go to Auction Home page)
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