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H G Wells. Tono-Bungay. Macmillan & Company Limited, London, 1909.
Price: US$12.88 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: First edition, 2nd issue (with advertisements dated February 1909), 493 pages, (8 pages of publisher's advertisements), poor copy in publisher's cloth binding, top edge gilt, boards stained, spine faded and worn at the top and bottom, end-papers, preliminary pages, title-page and advertisement pages spotted and stained, fore-edge of pages spotted, some spotting of the text pages.
Seller: Provan Books, Glasgow, United Kingdom
WELLS, H. G.. Tono-Bungay. Macmillan & Co, London, 1909.
Price: US$16.11 + shipping
Description: First issue with adverts at rear dated January 1909. Green cloth with gilt lettering on front board and spine; cloth rather stained & marked; worn on edges; almost completely faded on spine; hinges split & neatly repaired; appears free from inscription. Binding tight. Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket)
Seller: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Wells, H.G.. Tono-Bungay. The Macmillan Company, London, 1909.
Price: US$26.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition in original blind stamped green cloth with gilt-decorated spine and top edge gilt. First edition with second issue ads at back with "N.3,000.2.09". London: The Macmillan Company (1909), 493 pps. Good copy but the hinges are broken and boards are heavily worn. Spine faded, endpapers mildly toned, some pages have crinkles and some have discoloration at bottom.
Seller: SF & F Books, Chester, VA, U.S.A.
Wells, H. G.. Tono-Bungay. Macmillan Company, London, 1909.
Price: US$29.96 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First Edition, First State, "1.09" Date At End Of Ads In Back Of Book, Green Cloth, Blind Stamped With Gilt Lettering And Spine Decoration, Small Pull To Top Of Spine, Moderate Edge Wear, Top Edge Gilt, Slight Dullness To Overall Cover, Contents Clean And Binding Solid, Over 15 Years Book Selling Experience, Buy With Confidence
Seller: Bookman21century, Vista, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition, second issue in green cloth with later state ads at rear. Cloth blind decorated with wear at spine folds, ownership bookplate on front pastedown, a few small stains along fore-edges.
Seller: sonalsorises, los angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Wells, H. G.. Tono-Bungay. Macmillan, London, 1909.
Price: US$30.80 + shipping
Description: Gilt lettered and decorated green cloth, top edge gilt, 8vo, 492 pp. Covers worn at extremities including a few small tears, handled, rubbed and soiled; front hinge tender, previous owner name (marked out) and book plate on front pastedown.
Seller: Anthology Booksellers, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Wells, H. G.. Tono-Bungay. MacMillan and Co., London, 1909.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Second printing. Novel, "follows the career of a provincial chemist who achieves wealth and influence through the skillful marketing of a worthless patent medicine. Wells called Tongo Bungay his 'finest and most finished novel'." 493 pages. Scarce.
Seller: Arch Bridge Bookshop, Bellows Falls, VT, U.S.A.
WELLS, H. G.. Tono-Bungay.. Macmillan and Co., London, 1909.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Description: 493 [8, ads] pp. 8vo, publisher's olive cloth, in an old clear wrapper with paper flaps (original?) First edition. Gilt spine and edges of boards a little tanned;light stain to rear panel; old acetate wrapper cockled and torn; ads foxed; tight and sound.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Wells, H. G.. TONO-BUNGAY. Macmillan & Company, Ltd., London, UK, 1909.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Description: London, UK: Macmillan & Company, Ltd. G/No Dustjacket. 1909. . Cloth. 235, 4 pp., rubbed, bunped, edges frayed, writing inside cover, foxing. ffe chipped, page toning .
Seller: Riverow Bookshop, Owego, NY, U.S.A.
Wells, H. G.. Tono-Bungay. Macmillan, London, 1909.
Price: US$39.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First issue, with ads dated 1.09. The spine is somewhat faded and has a narrow slice along most of its length. One group of leaves (pp. 485 to 492) are loose from the binding but present. The rest of the binding is sound. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Seller: Banjo Booksellers, IOBA, Andover, MA, U.S.A.
Wells, H. G.. Tono-Bungay. Macmillan & Co, London, 1909.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo. 493, [8] pp. Cloth, gilt, blind stamped, teg, surface wear, else good. (27514).
Seller: Bauer Rare Books, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Wells, H G. Tono-Bungay. London: Macmillan, 1909, London, 1909.
Price: US$52.16 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: None. 1st Thus. 19.5cm By 13.5cm. One of Wells' novels which influenced public opinton at the time of its publication in 1909. This Macmillan Colonial Library edition was also released that year. It is a satirical, humerous look at the rise of rampant capitalism and "get-rich-quick" schemes. Often considered as Wells' best work of fiction. 493 pages, followed by eight pages of titles in the prolific Colonial Library series which had then reached 552. Deep blue hard covers with gilt front spine titles , with embossed front decoration VG+ with tiny notches upper/lower front edges, probably from package binding, neatly inked name to FFEP, which is browned, small dealer stamp lower left, RFEP similarly browned, text block otherwise tight and excellent. Isolated foxing spots vertical page edges,
Seller: BOPBooks, Tauranga, BOP, New Zealand
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition, first issue. Original light green cloth, gilt titles on cover and spine, moderate wear to spine ends, no writiing or bookplates, overall very good minus. First issue with the ads at the rear date "1.09."
Seller: sonalsorises, los angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Wells, H.G.. Tono-Bungay. Macmillan and Company, London, 1909.
Price: US$90.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Green cloth with blindstamped and gilt design on cover and spine. Gilt lettering on cover and spine. Top edge gilt. No dust jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall 1st Printing 1st Printing 1st Printing 1st Printing 1st Printing 1st Printing
Seller: Top Edge Gilt, Scottsdale, AZ, U.S.A.
Wells H.G.. Tono-Bungay. Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1909.
Price: US$109.38 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1909. First edition book, first reprint. No dust jacket. Very good, tight condition. Previous owner's name on first page. 493pp. Green boards with gilt embossed lettering to front boardand spine. 13 x 20 cm. Shipping weight 600 gr. A realist semi-autobioographical book. Often called "arguably his most artistic book".
Seller: finestfinds.ch, Geneva, Switzerland
WELLS, H. G.. TONO-BUNGAY. London: Macmillan., 1909.
Price: US$122.38 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing. Publisher's original green embossed cloth with gilt titles to the upper board and spine. Top edge gilt. An attractive very good bright copy, the binding square and lightly rubbed and bumped at the extremities. The contents are very lightly spotted to the prelims and have an ink name and date on the half title. Publisher's catalogue to the rear (dated 1.09 as called for). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
Seller: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, United Kingdom
Wells, H. G.. Tono-Bungay. Macmillan, London, 1909.
Price: US$190.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Original green cloth. First Edition, First Printing with ads dated 1.09. Very Good.
Seller: Pride and Prejudice-Books, Ballston Lake, NY, U.S.A.
Wells, H. G.. TONO-BUNGAY. Macmillan and Co., London, 1909.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Wells' novel about the rise and fall of a patent medicine empire. This copy with the earlier ads, dated January ("1.09"). 8vo green cloth boards stamped in gilt and blind. Spine ends and corners lightly rubbed still very good to near fine with gilt nice and bright.
Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.
WELLS, H. G.. Tono-Bungay. London: Macmillan & Co.,, 1909.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition, First Printing, with ads dated 1.09. The book is bound in the Original publisher's green cloth. The binding is tight with light wear to the edges with sunning and a slight lean to the spine. Housed in a contemporary custom green cloth dustwrapper (I doubt it s a publisher s wrapper, though a few early Wells titles have surfaced in cloth wrappers from publishers) with a slightly worn red leather label. A previous owner has tooled First Edition 1909 in gilt at the bottom of the wrapper spine and has Joyce Portrait written in faded black ink on wrapper spine. A very good copy of a rare unique item.
Seller: Reginald C. Williams Rare Books, Glendale, CA, U.S.A.
Wells, H.G.. Tono-Bungay. MacMillan and Co., Limited, London, 1909.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing, with ads dated 1.09. The book is bound in the ORIGINAL publisher's green cloth. The binding is tight with light wear to the edges. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. There is a small tear to the page before the title page. Overall, a lovely copy in collector's condition.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
H.G. Wells. Tono-Bungay (inscribed by author). Macmillan, 1909.
Price: US$1200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: "Tono-Bungay" by H.G. Wells. Macmillan, London. 1909 first UK edition. Signed and inscribed by author, faint spotting to first and last few leaves, advertisements at end, original cloth, gilt, fractional bumping to spine ends otherwise and excellent copy. It has been called "arguably his most artistic book"
Seller: Neverland Books, waalre, Netherlands