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WELLS, H. G.. The Way The World Is Going. Ernest Benn 1928, 1928.

Price: US$21.65 + shipping

Description: first edition hardcover octavo (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand

Wells, H. G.. Way the World is Going: Guesses & Forecasts of the Years Ahead. 26 Articles & A Lecture.. Ernest Benn, 1928.

Price: US$25.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Brown cloth with gilt stamped spine lettering. The volume is rubbed on the spine (diminishing the gilt intensity of the lettering), bumped on the ends, has some light scttered foxing on the fore-edges, and two small stains on the top edges. The endpapers are moderately darkened, else the interior is in excellent condition.

Seller: Trilby & Co. Books, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.

WELLS, H. G.. The Way the World is Going: Guesses and forecasts of the next few years. Ernest Benn Limited, London, 1928.

Price: US$390.20 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: - First Edition, first impression in the scarce dustwrapper of a book full of interesting observations and speculations from a master of both. The boards are a little rubbed w/ a small dent to the spine and spine ends bumped. Edges of text block toned w/ some foxing. Offsetting to endpapers and some toning to page margins. The dustwrapper is heavily rubbed and toned w/ some chipping and creasing to edges and corners plus a 2cm tear to top of front joint and small half cm section missing from spine head. xi/301 pages

Seller: Green Ink Booksellers, Hay-on-Wye, United Kingdom

Wells, H. G.. The Way the World is Going: Guesses & Forecasts of the Years Ahead. Ernest Benn Limited, 1928.

Price: US$640.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First Edition. Ernest Benn, 1928; no later printings indicated; [8], 198, [2]pp. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; front board somewhat bowed; minor wear to edges of black cloth boards, gilt titling remains bright and bold; text very good throughout; light foxing, very faint damp-spot on top edge of page block. Unclipped dust jacket chipped and toned over spine, else wear to edges is light; light toning, foxing to panels; jacket arrives wrapped in protective mylar. A very presentable copy of this essay collection, in the very scarce original jacket, designed by Mabel Alleyne. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Seller: Book House in Dinkytown, IOBA, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.

Wells, H. G.. The Way the World is Going: Guesses and Forecasts of the Years Ahead - 26 Articles and a Lecture. Ernest Benn Limited, 1928.

Price: US$750.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Brown cloth with gilt spine titling, light edgewear, lightly bumped spine ends, spotting to back cover. Spine square. Binding sound. Dust jacket foxed, toned, with light soil to spine; protected in Mylar. Pages foxed to textblock edges (heavily so to top) and to first and last few pages, else clean. Text bright and unmarked.

Seller: The Book Bin, Salem, OR, U.S.A.

Wells, H.G.. The Way the World is Going. Ernest Benn Limited, 1928.

Price: US$877.95 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First UK edition published by Ernest Benn Limited in 1928. This is a very good or better copy. The highly illustrative and striking jacket is not clipped. There is a small amount of loss at the top of the spine. There is also a tiny tear to the top left hand corner of the front panel. The top of the back panel has tear that has been repaired to the reverse. along with a small water stain mark to the reverse of the jacket at the bottom of the spine and a tiny tear to the bottom edge of the front panel. The book has a tiny amount of rubbing to the bottom of the spine and a corner tip. Otherwise the book is excellent with clean pages. Overall a very good or better copy. A striking dust wrapper design by M Alleyne showing capitalists on a viewing platform watching men fighting each other below really encapsulates the theme of the book being the author's guesses and forecasts for the future. He attempts to answer key questions of the time including whether armies were needed in the future (sadly yes) along with the impact of fascism, communism and randomly witchcraft. 

Seller: The Plantagenet King ABA / ILAB, Birchington, KENT, United Kingdom

WELLS, H. G.. The Way The World Is Going: Guesses & Forecasts of the Years Ahead. Ernest Benn Limited, 1928.

Price: US$1250.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First edition (so stated). 8vo. Gilt stamped brown cloth. Dust jacket (unclipped) designed by M. Alleyne. Fine, fresh bright copy. 301 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Enclosed in 1/2 maroon morocco slipcase. Includes a chapter on the film "Metropolis;" and a chapter on China.

Seller: Houle Rare Books/Autographs/ABAA/PADA, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.

H G Wells. 1928 The Way the World Is Going SIGNED manuscript By H G WELLS ; guesses & forecasts of the years ahead, 26 articles & a lecture. Ernest Benn Limited, London, 1928.

Price: US$2064.10 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Wells (H.G.) 1928 First Edition The Way the World Is Going Signed manuscript by Wells; guesses & forecasts of the years ahead, 26 articles & a lecture . Ernest Benn Limited, a very good copy in slightly marked dust-wrapper which is somewhat browned at the spine panel. A collector book. Dust Jacket Included.

Seller: Miramar Antiques Art and Books Co. SL, MADRID, MAD, Spain

Wells, H. G.. THE WAY THE WORLD IS GOING. Guesses & forecasts of the next few years. Signed. Ernest Benn, 1928, London, 1928.

Price: US$2850.00 + shipping

Description: 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). INSCRIBED H.G. Wells To His Friend E.S.P. Haynes. First edition. 8vo., pp. xi, 301. Original cloth gilt, dustwrapper by M. Alleyne. A very good copy in an exceptionally nice dustwrapper. This copy inscribed by Wells to his close friend, literary a dvisor & lawyer, E.S.P. Haynes. [Wells Society: 101] Custom Crafted Clamshell Case.

Seller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library, Montreal, QC, Canada