New York: Harper Brothers, 1902. First American Edition. A near fine copy in sage green paper-covered boards, with printed spine label; t.e.g.; in the original cloth dust jacket, which has a rubbed spine label. More
[Book #23590P]
London: George Newnes, 1901. First English Edition; first binding. An extraordinary copy in the rare dust jacket. Aside from minor dust soiling of the edges and slight bumping at the foot of the spine, the book is as fine and bright as one might expect from the more than one..... More
[Book #16851P]
Indianapolis: Bowen-Merrill, 1901. First Edition; preceding the English edition by a month. Spine a little dull; some very minor spots and minute rubbing; nearly a fine copy. More
[Book #23457P]
New York: Edward Arnold, 1897. First American Edition; with some minor textual differences and an epilogue not included in the English edition. Some cloth soiling and wear; some old, hardly noticeable mending to the front endpaper; very good in a custom clamshell box. Presentation copy; inscribed by Wells with two..... More
[Book #16058P]
London: Methuen, 1895. First Edition. Bookplate; a little foxing; slight bumping and rubbing; very nearly a fine copy of one of Wells’s scarcer science fiction books, especially in this condition. A collection of 15 stories, the author’s first short story volume, and his second volume of science fiction (preceded by..... More
[Book #20987P]
London: William Heinemann, 1895. First English Edition; preceded by the American edition (which had significant textual differences). Publisher’s wrappers; the book’s earliest issue; 5000 copies were so bound, but, given its fragility, most have clearly perished and it has become one of the author’s rarest books. This copy is in..... More
[Book #20991P]
London: William Heinemann, 1895. First English Edition; preceded by the American edition (which had significant textual differences). Original cloth; later issue with purple stamping, but with no advertisements bound in. The book was originally issued in printed wrappers and in cloth; some of the unsold copies in wrappers were rebound..... More
[Book #30197P]
London: George Bell & Sons, 1908. First Edition; first binding. Quinn bookplate; minor cloth wear; a very good copy in a good, supplied example of the dust jacket with numerous chips and tears, soiling and some bleeding through where tape was removed from the verso. The chips, numerous as they..... More
[Book #26837P]