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H. G. Wells. When the Sleeper Wakes. London and New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1899. First edition. Prese...
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Inscribed by H. G. Wells, with an Original Ink Drawing to One of Oscar Wilde's Sons
H. G. Wells. When the Sleeper Wakes. London
and New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1899. First edition.
Presentation copy, with a humorous drawing of Vyvyan Holland
lying in bed and yawning while Wells scolds him (each figure is
identified beneath by Wells). Beneath this drawing if a four-line
parody of Longfellow by Wells: "Life is real & Life is earnest /
Collecting paperweights is not its goal / Bric a brac thou art & to
Bric a brac returnest / Was not spoken to the soul." Octavo.
[viii], [329], [1, blank] pages. Three plates inserted. Publisher's
full red cloth, front cover and spine lettered in gilt. Spine a bit
sunned, some rubbing to binding, gutter facing half-title cracked
(but no evidence that inscribed page has been inserted), rear hinge
starting, overopened a few places in text. Generally very good with
a wonderful inscription and drawing and an excellent literary
association. Vyvyan Holland (1886-1967), was an author and
translator, and the second son of Oscar Wilde.
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2013 April 10 Rare Books Signature Auction - New York #6094 (go to Auction Home page)
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