Bliss, Reginald (H.G. Wells). Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump being a first selection from the literary remains of George Boon, appropriate to the times. With an ambiguous introduction by H.G. Wells.. T. Fisher Unwin Ltd., London, 1915, 1915.

Price: US$15.92 + shipping

Description: 8vo, hardback, 342pp. Good condition, given age. No dustwrapper. Red with gilt lettering, drawing at front and lower spine, upper edges gilt. Quite flecked, bumped, front hinge slightly cracked, rear hinge cracked, foxed, endpapers discoloured, owner's name pencilled at free front endpaper, and pencilled but blurred at lower page edges. contents clear and legible. Pictures available on request.

Seller: City Basement Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Bliss, Reginald [H. G. Wells (intro.)]. Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump being a first selection from the literary remains of George Boon, appropriate to the times. With an ambiguous introduction by H. G. Wells. T. Fisher Unwin London 1915, 1915.

Price: US$28.20 + shipping

Description: 2nd imp. card covers Very Good small octavo 342pp., billusts., Card covers chipped & split at spine o/w a VG copy & internally VG

Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Wells, H. G. (intro). Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump: Being a First Selection from the Literary Remains of George Boon, Appropriate to the Times. T. Fisher Unwin Ltd., London, 1915.

Price: US$32.07 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: 342pp; 2nd impression, random light foxing; green boards, white paint marks to front board; title rubbed, spine grubby, previous owner's name with date to fep. in pencil. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Seller: Baggins Book Bazaar Ltd, Rochester, KENT, United Kingdom

Bliss, Reginald (H.G. Wells). Boon, the Mind of the Race, the Wild Asses of the Devil, and the Last Trump, being a First Selection from the Literary Remains of George Boon, . prepared for publication by Reginald Bliss.with an Ambiguous Introduction by H.G. Wells [1st edition]. T Fisher Unwin, London, 1915.

Price: US$36.48 + shipping

Description: 1st ed., 8vo., pp 342, light foxing to prelims and edges, top edge gilt,., original red cloth boards, gilt dec. on front, b&w text illus, rubbed, bumped, hinges starting to separate at front endpapers and rear endpapers, slight marking to covers. H.G. Wells writing under the pseudonym of Reginal Bliss

Seller: Muir Books -Robert Muir Old & Rare Books - ANZAAB/ILAB, PERTH, WA, Australia

Reginald Bliss (with introduction by H.G Wells). Boon, the Mind of the Race; The Wild Asses of the Devil; and the Last Trump. T, 1915.

Price: US$45.85 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 1915. T. Fisher Unwin. Hardback. VERY GOOD First edition, green board, gold title, gold illustration on cover, gold gilt page tops, internally and externally good, pages clean, illustrations, foxing to pages, cover faded, shelf wear, 8' x 5.5'

Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom

Wells, H. G. [Reginald Bliss]. Boon, the Mind of the Race, the Wild Asses of the Devil, and the Last Trump. Being a First Selection from the Literary Remains of George Boon, Appropriate to the Times. With an Ambiguous Introduction by H. G. Wells. London T. Fisher Unwin, Ltd 1915, 1915.

Price: US$56.09 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 1st Edition. 342pp. Octavo. Green cloth covered boards with gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Gilt illustration of cartoon man on front cover. Corners and ends of spine show some bumping. Very mild bowing to boards. Foxing to endpapers and scattered through out (concentrated on outer edges of text block). Gilt top outer edge. Slight cracking at gutter between front endpapers. A nice copy with a few B/W illustrations through out by Wells himself. Wells Society # 56. "This book includes a satirical view of Henry James which brought an end to the friendship between the two writers. Wells wrote a letter on the subject to the Daily News (3RD March, 1916)". The book purports to be by fictional author Reginald Bliss and for some time after Wells denied ownership. The 2nd edition of the book (published in 1920) does, however, acknowledges Wells' authorship on the title page.

Seller: Aquila Books(Cameron Treleaven) ABAC, Calgary, AB, Canada

Bliss, Reginald. Boon, the Mind of the Race, the Wild Asses of the Devil, and the Last Trump. T. Fisher Unwin, 1915.

Price: US$75.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: First printing. Pseudonym of H. G. Wells, who also wrote the introduction. Covers mildly soile along edge. Hinges cracked.

Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

WELLS, H.G., introduction by. Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump: Being a First Selection from the Literary Remains of George Boon, Appropriate to the Times. T. Fisher Unwin Ltd, London, 1915.

Price: US$75.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First edition. Pictorial green cloth stamped in gilt, top edge gilt. Prepared by Reginald Bliss. Owner's blind embossed stamp on front fly and half-title, small date "1915" penned on front fly, light scattered foxing, loss of the spine head, edges lightly worn and faded, about very good copy, lacking the scarce dustwrapper.

Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.

Bliss, Reginald. (H. G. Wells). BOON, THE MIND OF THE RACE, THE WILD ASSES OF THE DEVIL, AND THE LAST TRUMP Being a First Selection from the Literary Remains of George Boon, Appropriate to the Times.. T. Fisher Unwin Ltd (1915), London, 1915.

Price: US$750.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: "With An Ambiguous introduction by H.G. Wells." Octavo, green cloth covers with gilt spine titles and gilt design on top cover. Top edge gilt. 342 pages. Foxing on edges of book block and light scattered foxing in text. Dust jacket has chipping at head and foot of spine and at a couple of corners; some light creasing. H. G Wells uses the pseudonym of Reginal Bliss in this literary satire.

Seller: Alkahest Books, Deerfield, IL, U.S.A.

Bliss, Reginald (Wells, H. (Herbert) G. (George)). Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump [with] Advance Information letter from Publisher for the 1920 Reprint Acknowledging Authorship By H. G. Wells. T. Fisher Unwin, London, 1915.

Price: US$1350.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: 342 Pp. Green Cloth, Gilt. A Near Fine Example, Two Tiny Rubs At Edges, And A 1/4" Tear Along Top Inside Edge Of Front Cover Adjacent To Spine. Gilt Brilliant, No Fading Or Loss Of Color, Inside Hinge Professionally And Invisibly Repaired, Light Foxing To Edges Of Page Block. Laid In Loosely Is The Publisher's Advance Letter Regarding The 1920 Re-Publication Of The Book, With Acknowledgment Of The Sole Authorship Of Wells. In The Scarce Dust Jacket, Which Is Bright, Clean, Unfaded, No Soiling Or Dampstaining Or Rubbing, Slight Wear Along Top And Bottom Edges, One 11/16" X 1/4" Chip At Spine Edge Of Rear Panel Not Affecting Lettering, Another 1/8" Square Chip At Top Of Rear Spine Fold, A Few Minute Losses At Corners, A 3" Jagged Tear To Rear Panel Repaired With Tape On The Verso, A Few Very Short [1/8"] Edge Tears, Still, Bright And Clean, Remarkably Well Preserved And Scarce Thus.

Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.