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H. G. Wells. The Island of Doctor Moreau. London: William Heinemann, 1896. First edition. Signed by Wells on the h...
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The Richard Manney Copy of The Island of Doctor Moreau, Signed by H. G. Wells
H. G. Wells. The Island of Doctor Moreau.
London: William Heinemann, 1896. First edition. Signed by Wells
on the half-title. Octavo. x, 219, [1, blank], [1, note-leaf],
[1, colophon], [1, ad for The Time Machine], [1, blank]
pages. With inserted frontispiece at front. Original publisher's
full green cloth, covers ruled in blind, spine stamped and lettered
in gilt (a variant binding, without the publisher's catalogue
inserted at rear, not mentioned in Hammond). Some minor rubbing and
very minor soiling to binding, some minor foxing in text. With
the bookplate of Richard Manney and the armorial bookplate arms of
Payne, as well as a small bookseller's ticket on the front
pastedown. Overall, a fine copy. Housed in custom-built cloth
chemise and full dark green morocco, gilt, slipcase. Hammond B3.
Currey p. 520. From the John McLaughlin/Book Sail
Collection.
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2013 April 10 Rare Books Signature Auction - New York #6094 (go to Auction Home page)
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