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. H. G. Wells A Sketch of His Life and Works. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1924.
Price: US$14.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Soft cover. Publisher's promotional pamphlet. 13 pages. Blue-gray card wraps with stapled edge. Lettering and small decoration to cover in blue. Frontispiece portrait of the author. Decorations within. Slight center crease. Faint library stamps. Good+ condition.
Seller: Ellery Center Books, Greenhurst, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: Early Scribner's reprint of one of Wells' first fictional writings outside the science fiction genre. Octavo, original publisher's cloth elaborately stamped in blind. In very good condition. Bookplate to the pastedown. Surplus deaccession stamp from the Library of Congress. Prolific in many genres, English author H. G. Wells wrote more than fifty novels and dozens of short stories. His non-fiction output included works of social commentary, politics, history, popular science, satire, biography and autobiography. Wells is now best remembered for his science fiction novels and, with Jules Verne, is widely regarded as the "father of science fiction." His most notable works include The Time Machine (1895), The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896), The Invisible Man (1897), and The War of the Worlds (1898).
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Description: Sold as a stray volume only. Issued as the first volume of the twenty-eight volume "Atlantic Edition" being #841 of 1050 numbered sets SIGNED BY H.G. WELLS. i-xxiii, [1], 1-467 pages. Hardcover: H 24.25cm x L 16cm. Rebound in functional but not particularly elegant light brown cloth spine with green cloth boards; black stamped lettering to spine (although unmarked the rebinding is quite likely the work of Greenwood, Mississippi's Norris Bookbinding Company as it certainly reflects their exterior aesthetic which contrasts to their lauded and impeccably firm stitching). Toning to deckle edges; some leaves remain uncut at their top edges. New dark green front and rear endpapers and bold white flyleaves; original patterned front and rear free endpapers retained and bound-in as flyleaves. Copy# and limitation statement with Well's ink signature on page ii. B/w frontispiece portrait foxed with moisture stain at top fore-edge corner; tissue guard sheet still present. Laid-in between frontis and guard sheet is original extra paper title label provided by Scribner but which the rebinder decided not to use. Light foxing to title leaf with minimal occurrences to interior text pages. Aforementioned stitching is unassailable and the re-binding is crisp. Wells' THE TIME MACHINE is a cornerstone for any science fiction collection with the 1895 British and American firsts respectively by William Heinemann and Henry Holt being nearly unobtainable. Please note that this book has an approximate shipping weight of 3.25 pounds (1.47 kg) and may require additional postage and insurance for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail.
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.
WELLS (H.G.). THE WORKS OF H.G.WELLS.:. New York: Charles Scribner, 1924., 1924.
Price: US$2201.96 + shipping
Description: Atlantic ed. 28 vols. Limited to 1050 copies. No.761. Signed by the Author. frontis photograph of the Author. unopened. Green paper boards with oatmeal coloured buckram spines and paper spine. Vol 14 labels.rabel chipped.
Seller: SUBUN-SO BOOK STORE, ABAJ-ILAB, Tokyo, Japan
Price: US$2568.96 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1924-1927. Number 802 of an edition limited to 1050 sets, signed by the author of Vol.I. With a frontis. of each vols. Beige cloth of spine and green boards bound. Title label on spine (full set of spare labels tipped in). 23.5x16cm. Covers sl.stained. Spine partly sunned. All edges sunned. Front & rear ep. & fly leaf sl.sunned. Almost pages unopened. [Vol.VI]: 390-391pp.sunned. [Vol.XIV]: Title page sl.torn. [Vol.XVII]: Parlty spotted on spine. [Vol.XX]: 248-250pp. stained. [Vol.XXVI]: Margin of P.381 partly torn. [Vol.XXVIII]: Paraffin paper front of frontis. torn. 11-18pp. & 203-206pp.torn and repaired. Sl.spotted on P.187. Contents as follows: [Vol.I]: The Time Machine. / The Wonderful Visit and other Stories. / [Vol.II]: The Island of Doctor Moreau. / The sleeper Awakes. [Vol.III]: The Invisible Man. / The War of the Worlds. / A Dream of Armageddon. [Vol.IV]: Anticipations and other Papers. [Vol.V]: The Food of the Gods. / The Sea Lady. [Vol.VI]: The First Man in the Moon and some more Human Stories. [Vol.VII]: The Wheels of Chance. / Love and Mr. Lewisham. [Vol.VIII]: Kipps; The Story of a Simple Soul. [Vol.IX]: A Modern Utopia and other Discussions. [Vol.X]: In the Days of the Comet and Seventeen Short Stories. [Vol.XI]: The Undying Fire and Philosophical and Theological Speculations. [Vol.XII]: Tono-Bungay. [Vol.XIII]: Ann Veronica and Boon. [Vol.XIV]: The New Machiavelli. [Vol.XV]: Marriage. [Vol.XVI]: The Wine of Sir isaac Harman. / Socialism and The Family. [Vol.XVII]: The History of Mr. Polly and Bealby. [Vol.XVIII]: The Passionate Friends. A Novel and Three Essays. [Vol.XIX]: The Research Magnificent. [Vol.XX]: The War in the Air and other War Forebodings. [Vol.XXI]: The World Set Free and other War Papers. [Vol.XXII]: Mr. Britling. [Vol.XXIII]: Joan and Peter: The Story of an Education I. [Vol.XXIV]: Joan and Peter II. / The Story of A Great Schoolmaster. [Vol.XXV]: The Soul of a Bishop. / The Secret Places of the Heart. [Vol.XXVI]: A Volume of Journalism. [Vol.XXVII]: The History of the World. [Vol.XXVIII]: Men Like Gods and The Dream. [02425-102663]
Seller: Ogawa Tosho,Ltd. ABAJ, ILAB, Chiyoda-ku, TOKYO, Japan
Price: US$3000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: [Handsome set, Signed by Wells in the First Volume.] 28 volume set. Mixed Atlantic Limited Edition, Volume 1 no. 226, others no. 734. First volume in slip case. Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. Good bindings and covers. Clean, unmarked pages. The best edition of Wells' collected works, with the author's final revisions. Wells' works were banned by Nazi Germany for his criticism of the German Reich. [Vol.I]: The Time Machine. The Wonderful Visit and other Stories.; [Vol.II]: The Island of Doctor Moreau. / The sleeper Awakes.; [Vol.III]: The Invisible Man. / The War of the Worlds. / A Dream of Armageddon.; [Vol.IV]: Anticipations and other Papers.; [Vol.V]: The Food of the Gods. / The Sea Lady.; [Vol.VI]: The First Man in the Moon and some more Human Stories.; [Vol.VII]: The Wheels of Chance. / Love and Mr. Lewisham.; [Vol.VIII]: Kipps; The Story of a Simple Soul.; [Vol.IX]: A Modern Utopia and other Discussions.; [Vol.X]: In the Days of the Comet and Seventeen Short Stories.; [Vol.XI]: The Undying Fire and Philosophical and Theological Speculations.; [Vol.XII]: Tono-Bungay.; [Vol.XIII]: Ann Veronica and Boon.; [Vol.XIV]: The New Machiavelli.; [Vol.XV]: Marriage.; [Vol.XVI]: The Wine of Sir Isaac Harman. / Socialism and The Family.; [Vol.XVII]: The History of Mr. Polly and Bealby.; [Vol.XVIII]: The Passionate Friends. A Novel and Three Essays.; [Vol.XIX]: The Research Magnificent.; [Vol.XX]: The War in the Air and other War Forebodings.; [Vol.XXI]: The World Set Free and other War Papers.; [Vol.XXII]: Mr. Britling.; [Vol.XXIII]: Joan and Peter: The Story of an Education I.; [Vol.XXIV]: Joan and Peter II. / The Story of A Great Schoolmaster.; [Vol.XXV]: The Soul of a Bishop. / The Secret Places of the Heart.; [Vol.XXVI]: A Volume of Journalism.; [Vol.XXVII]: The History of the World.; [Vol.XXVIII]: Men Like Gods and The Dream. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.
Wells, H. G.. The Works of H. G. Wells. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1924.
Price: US$3000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 28 volume set. Atlantic Edition. Hand numbered 298 of 1050 editions. Signed by H.G. Wells on limitation page of first volume. Tan cloth spines with green paper covered boards and paper spine labels. Slight fading of spines and rubbing of paper spine labels on all volumes. All except volume 1 appear unopened. Volume 1 has small tear 1/4" to top spine end, light handling wear, and the tops of first 100 pages cut (all volumes originally uncut). Will require additional shipping and multiple boxes.; Signed by Author(s)
Seller: Oddfellow's Fine Books and Collectables, Topeka, KS, U.S.A.
Price: US$4487.40 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 28 volumes. Atlantic Edition. Green paper boards with oatmeal coloured buckram spines and paper spine labels. Some labels yellowed/aged, with light spotting, some lightly stained and others a touch rubbed and scuffed. Light bumping to spine ends, overall a great set in very good condition. Signed by H. G. Wells. This is number 286 of a set limited to 1050.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
H. G. Wells. The Works of H.G. Wells (Atlantic Edition - Signed). Charles Scribner's Sons, 1924.
Price: US$4500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Complete set of 28 volumes of Scribner's set of H. G. Wells books. All in original slip covers. This is a limited edition #478 of only 1050 copies printed. Atlantic Edition. H. G. Wells signed volume 1. See photos. Includes extra bonus book "Short History of the World" dated 1923. All books are in very good condition. Some of the pages have not been 'cut'. Some of the pages on the first two volumes (have not checked the others) are not 'cut' all the way. This typically makes a book more valuable. Nice deckled page edging. All in all very protected and in excellent condition. Both the book spine and the book slip cover have the printed titles and volume numbers. Therefore, they could be shelves in either direction. Will require extra shipping and insurance costs. TWARNER (#1)
Seller: Best Books And Antiques, Chandler, TX, U.S.A.
WELLS, H.G.. The Works.. New York Charles Scribner's Sons -1927, 1924.
Price: US$6655.00 + shipping
Description: Atlantic edition, 28 volumes, 8vo, limited to 1050 sets for the U.S.A., signed by the author, photogravure frontispiece to each volume, modern burgundy half-morocco gilt, original spine labels tipped-in at rear, a complete and very handsome set. The best edition of Wells' works, with the author's revisions to the texts, special Preface to each volume, and general introduction to the set. A list of titles is available on request but the set includes all the classics such as War of The Worlds, The Invisible Man, First Men In The Moon, The Time Machine, Mr. Polly, etc. Wells' works were banned from 1933 to 1945 by the ruling National Socialist party following the author's criticism of the political situation in Germany.
Seller: Shapero Rare Books, London, United Kingdom
WELLS, H. G.. The Works. Atlantic Edition.. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1924-27, 1924.
Price: US$8337.38 + shipping
Description: The Atlantic Edition, number 130 of 1,050 sets signed by the author on the limitation leaf of volume I and released for distribution in America, very handsomely bound. A further 620 sets were issued in Great Britain and Ireland. Wells contributed new prefaces especially for this edition. 28 volumes, octavo (218 x 149 mm). Recent blue half morocco, spines lettered in gilt, blue cloth sides, top edges gilt, others untrimmed. Frontispieces with tissue-guards, title pages printed in red and black. A fine set.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Price: US$8500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: GREG BEAR'S SET IN CUSTOM BINDINGS, signed by H. G. Wells. This unique set is from the library of award-winning science fiction author Greg Bear, and is housed in a special set of custom bindings that he commissioned (see below). from binder Sem Diakite of Aux Petits Fers Book Arts Studio. Copy #70 of 1050 sets of the Atlantic edition, hand-numbered and signed by author H. G. Wells in volume I. 28 volumes, complete as issued. The bindings, of full black polished calf, have spines with two large leather labels in contrasting blue and burgundy leather stamped in silver and gilt respectively, each front cover features embossed panels of ca. 3.25 x 2.375 inches, painted in a glossy black, and each featuring a unique pictorial onlay in colored leather (ranging from 1 to 5 colors, some with hand-drawn details), the original patterned endpapers are preserved, and the binder has added marbled endpapers that extend to form atriangular endpaper finishing at a point at the fore-edge. Each onlaid image draws its inspiration from the contents of the book, presumably chosen by or in consultation with Greg Bear. The bindings are fine, the text edges show some browning, foxing, and occasional spots and stains. We have the original receipt for the binding commission (a redacted version will be supplied with personal information removed). Greg Bear was a noted fan of H.G. Wells' writing, and provided iintroductions to numerous editions of his works. A UNIQUE SET WITH SUPERB PROVENANCE AND ASSOCIATION INTEREST. Measures nearly 5 shelf feet.
Seller: Arundel Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
WELLS, H. G.. The Works. Atlantic Edition.. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1924-27, 1924.
Price: US$22446.78 + shipping
Description: A handsome set of the Atlantic Edition. Signed limited edition, deluxe issue, number 711 of 1,050 sets signed by the author on the limitation leaf of Volume I and released for distribution in America, of which 50 were reserved for presentation. A further 620 sets were released by T. Fisher Unwin, Ltd, in Great Britain and Ireland, 20 of which were reserved for presentation. Wells contributed new prefaces especially for this edition, which was also issued in a blue morocco binding, with no priority between the two colours. 1.21m 28 volumes, octavo (225 x 152 mm). Publisher's deluxe red half morocco by Stikeman & Co., titles and decoration in gilt to spines, gilt raised bands, red cloth boards, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, others untrimmed. Frontispieces with tissue-guards, title pages printed in red and black. Very faint sunning to spines, a touch of rubbing to tips, the binding otherwise sharp, internally crisp, a near-fine set.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom