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Wells, H. G.. Twelve Stories and a Dream. Macmillan and Co., Limited, London, 1903.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Original sage-green cloth with gilt stamped spine and front panel lettering, and blind stamped design on front cover; top edge gilt. 22 pp of ads (6 unnumbered) dated "20-9-03" at the base of the last page of ads. The volume is edge rubbed, bumped on the corners, has fraying at the spine ends, and the spine has some horizontal rib-like bubbling. The gilt on the top edges has lost most of the luster. Both hinges are cracked and there is light off-setting and faint foxing to the pastedowns and endpapers. Text leaves are gently toned.
Seller: Trilby & Co. Books, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.
WELLS, H. G. [ Herbert George ].. TWELVE STORIES AND A DREAM.. Macmillan,, London,, 1903.
Price: US$115.94 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: First Edition. Hardback. No Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 377. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered gilt on spine and on front cover. Stories include: The Magic Shop; The Valley of Spiders; Mr. Skelmersdale in Fairyland; The Inexperienced Ghost; Jimmy Goggles the God. Slight foxing to endpapers, large ink stamp on the front pastedown which reads 'SOLD', lacking front endpaper with some rubbing and wear at spine hinges, overall sound, used very good minus with clean text.
Seller: Burwood Books, Wickham Market, United Kingdom
Wells, H. G.. Twelve Stories and a Dream. Macmillan, London, 1903.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 6 pp. undated ads plus 16 pp. ads dated "20.9.03." Original blindstamped olive green cloth. Thirteen tales of fantasy and the supernatural. A nice copy, ever so slightly spine cocked, but still reasonably bright, with minimal browning internally. Bookplate of William R. Kane. Wells Soc. 23; Hammond C5.
Seller: Sanctuary Books, A.B.A.A., New York, NY, U.S.A.
H. G. Wells. 1903 Twelve Stories and a Dream. Macmillan and Co., Limited, London, 1903.
Price: US$161.03 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The first edition of this collection of short stories by H. G. Wells in the original publisher's binding. First edition of Twelve Stories and a Dream by H. G. Wells in the original publisher's cloth binding.This collection of short stories are stories of science fiction and an account of a dream.Herbert George Wells was an English author of over fifty novels and a dozen short stories. He is best known for his science fiction works and is one of the earliest of the genre, often being called the father of science fiction.Prior owner's ink inscription dated 1904.Includes advertisements to the rear endpapers. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. There is some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. The spine is slightly worn. There is some light marking to the front board. The front hinge is starting but firm. Prior owner's ink inscription from 1904 to the first free endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the occasional spot. Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
WELLS, H. G.. Twelve Stories and a Dream.. Macmillan, London, 1903.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: [viii], 377 pp. + 22 pp. ads dated at the end "20.9.03." 8vo., original cloth. First Edition. Wells 23; Bleiler p. 205. Some rubbing to extremities; one very small tear at the head of the spine; offsetting from a newspaper clipping on rear endpapers; light foxing to the front pastedown; bookplate; very good. Vincent Starrett's copy with his signature on the half-title.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Wells, H. G.. TWELVE STORIES AND A DREAM. MacMillan and Co., London, 1903.
Price: US$243.75 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo; 377 pages; Light rubbing and wear to green cloth covers. Little light foxing to some pages.
Seller: Circle City Books, tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Wells, H[erbert] G[eorge]. TWELVE STORIES AND A DREAM. Macmillan and Co., London, 1903.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1-2] 3-377 [378: blank] [379-384: ads] + 16-page publisher's catalogue dated "20.9.03" at base of page [16] inserted at rear, original decorated green cloth, front panel stamped in gold and blind, spine panel stamped in gold, t.e.g. First edition. A collection of thirteen science fiction and fantasy stories including "Filmer," one of Wells's finest stories, "The Valley of the Spiders," "The Inexperienced Ghost," "The New Accelerator," The Stolen Body," and "A Dream of Armageddon." Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1680. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 2336. Clarke, Tale of the Future (1978), p. 29. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 227. Survey of Science Fiction Literature IV, pp. 1967-72. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-248. Bleiler (1978), p. 205. Reginald 15097. Currey, p. 526. Hammond C5. Wells 23. Wells Society 23. Small spot on front cover, cloth rubbed at spine ends and corner tips, endpapers foxed (a fault common to this book), a very good copy. (#152642)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Wells, H.G.. Twelve Stories and a Dream. Macmillan & Co Ltd, London, United Kingdom, 1903.
Price: US$303.84 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First UK Edition, First Printing. Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1-2] 3-377 [378: blank] [379-384: ads] + 16-page publisher's catalogue dated "20.9.03" at base of page [16] inserted at rear, original decorated green cloth, front panel stamped in gold and blind, spine panel stamped in gold. A collection of thirteen science fiction and fantasy stories including "Filmer," one of Wells's finest stories, "The Valley of the Spiders," "The Inexperienced Ghost," "The New Accelerator," The Stolen Body," and "A Dream of Armageddon." Bleiler, Small spot on front cover, cloth rubbed at spine ends and corner tips, lower edge, endpapers with light offsetting. Clean pages & a tight binding.A very decent copy
Seller: Kelleher Rare Books, Naas, IE, Ireland
Wells, H[erbert] G[eorge]. TWELVE STORIES AND A DREAM. Macmillan and Co., London, 1903.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1-2] 3-377 [378: blank] [379-384: ads] + 16-page publisher's catalogue dated "20.9.03" at base of page [16] inserted at rear, original decorated green cloth, front panel stamped in gold and blind, spine panel stamped in gold, t.e.g. First edition. A collection of thirteen science fiction and fantasy stories including "Filmer," one of Wells's finest stories, "The Valley of the Spiders," "The Truth About Pyecraft," "The New Accelerator," The Stolen Body," and "A Dream of Armageddon." Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1680. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 2336. Clarke, Tale of the Future (1978), p. 29. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 227. Survey of Science Fiction Literature IV, pp. 1967-72. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-248. Bleiler (1978), p. 205. Reginald 15097. Currey, p. 526. Hammond C5. Wells 23. Wells Society 23. Bookplate of J. Ogden Armour affixed to front free endpaper, signature of Mrs. J. O. Armour in pencil on the front paste-down. Mild rubbing to cloth at spine ends and corner tips, a couple of tiny rubs to spine and front panels, mild bump to upper front corner, endpapers lightly tanned, a bright, very good copy. (#156367)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Wells, H. G.. Twelve Stories and a Dream. Macmillan and Co., London, 1903.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Green cloth with blindstamped design on cover. Gilt lettering on cover and spine. Collection of thirteen science fiction and fantasy stories. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Seller: Top Edge Gilt, Scottsdale, AZ, U.S.A.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1-2] 3-377 [378: blank] [379-384: ads] + 16-page publisher's catalogue dated "20.9.03" at base of page [16] inserted at rear, original decorated green cloth, front panel stamped in gold and blind, spine panel stamped in gold, t.e.g. A collection of thirteen science fiction and fantasy stories including "Filmer," one of Wells's finest stories, "The Valley of the Spiders," "The Inexperienced Ghost," "The New Accelerator," The Stolen Body," and "A Dream of Armageddon." Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1680. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 2336. Clarke, Tale of the Future (1978), p. 29. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 227. Survey of Science Fiction Literature IV, pp. 1967-72. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-248. Bleiler (1978), p. 205. Reginald 15097. Currey, p. 526. Hammond C5. Wells 23. Wells Society 23. Cloth lightly worn at head and tail of spine panel and corner tips, foxing to endpapers and some lighter scattered foxing to preliminary and terminal leaves, a very good, externally bright and attractive copy. Small publisher's advertisement (printed in blue on pink paper stock) for this title and The Heart of Rome by F. Marion Crawford laid in. (24970)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1-2] 3-377 [378: blank] [379-384: ads] + 16-page publisher's catalogue dated "20.9.03" at base of page [16] inserted at rear, original decorated green cloth, front panel stamped in gold and blind, spine panel stamped in gold, t.e.g. A collection of thirteen science fiction and fantasy stories including "Filmer," one of Wells's finest stories, "The Valley of the Spiders," "The Inexperienced Ghost," "The New Accelerator," The Stolen Body," and "A Dream of Armageddon." Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1680. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 2336. Clarke, Tale of the Future (1978), p. 29. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 227. Survey of Science Fiction Literature IV, pp. 1967-72. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-248. Bleiler (1978), p. 205. Reginald 15097. Currey, p. 526. Hammond C5. Wells 23. Wells Society 23. Some darkening and foxing to end papers, foxing to inserted catalog, some light edge rubbing, and mild darkening to spine, a very good or somewhat better copy. (31251)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
H.G.Wells. TWELVE STORIES AND A DREAM. Macmillan and Co., London, 1903.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Olive cloth cover,embossed boards with gold titles to spine and cover.Light rubbing to cloth hinges and corners,book plate glued to front cover that could well soak off.Block tight,clean tidy copy,2 previous owners stamps on first 2 prelims. A collection of thirteen science fiction and fantasy stories including "Filmer," one of Wells's finest stories, "The Valley of the Spiders," "The Inexperienced Ghost," "The New Accelerator," The Stolen Body," and "A Dream of Armageddon."
Seller: THE BOOK SHOP, HASTINGS, HBN, New Zealand
H.G. Wells. Twelve Stories and A Dream. MacMillan, London, 1903.
Price: US$483.10 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: London, MacMillan, 1903. First Edition. First Impression. Hardback. A near fine copy. Collects 13 short speculative stories showcasing Wells' versatility. Some light bumping and rubbing to the spine tips and corners, and a little rubbing, but remarkably well preserved overall. A little spotting to the endpapers. 16pp ads to rear dated 20.09.03. [10707, Hyraxia Books].
Seller: Hyraxia Books. ABA, ILAB, Hutton Cranswick, United Kingdom
Wells, H[erbert] G[eorge]. TWELVE STORIES AND A DREAM. Macmillan and Co., London, 1903.
Price: US$8500.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1-2] 3-377 [378: blank] [379-384: ads] + 16-page publisher's catalogue dated "20.9.03" at base of page [16] inserted at rear, original decorated green cloth, front panel stamped in gold and blind, spine panel stamped in gold, t.e.g. First edition. A presentation copy with signed inscription by Wells on the half title page: "S. P. Bowkett / with profound respect / H. G. Wells." Sidney Bowkett was a close personal friend of the author and provided Wells with the model for Chitterlow in KIPPS. See Mackenzie, The Life of H. G. Wells, revised ed, 1987, pp. 27-8. A collection of thirteen science fiction and fantasy stories including "Filmer," one of Wells's finest stories, "The Valley of the Spiders," "The Inexperienced Ghost," "The New Accelerator," The Stolen Body," and "A Dream of Armageddon." Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1680. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 2336. Clarke, Tale of the Future (1978), p. 29. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 227. Survey of Science Fiction Literature IV, pp. 1967-72. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-248. Bleiler (1978), p. 205. Reginald 15097. Currey, p. 526. Hammond C5. Wells 23. Wells Society 23. Cloth lightly rubbed at spine ends and corner tips, some rubbing to cloth along outer joints, some mild tanning to endpapers, closed split along inner front hinge professionally repaired, a very good, externally bright and attractive copy. A fine association copy. (#130682)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Wells, H[erbert] G[eorge]. TWELVE STORIES AND A DREAM. Macmillan and Co., London, 1903.
Price: US$35000.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1-2] 3-377 [378: blank] [379-384: ads] + 16-page publisher's catalogue dated "20.9.03" at base of page [16] inserted at rear, original decorated green cloth, front panel stamped in gold and blind, spine panel stamped in gold, t.e.g. First edition. Presentation copy with signed inscription by Wells on recto of half title leaf to fellow author Joseph Conrad: "To Joseph Conrad / this mixture / from H. G. Wells." Conrad and Wells, contemporaries and successful authors of fiction whose layered depths have helped it to endure, were friends and, for a time, neighbors on the coast of Kent. The Polish immigrant was particularly grateful for the favorable notice he had received from Wells of his early work, and he dedicated THE SECRET AGENT to Wells. But they had very different backgrounds, temperaments and philosophies. "From early on in the relationship the two men were really working to convert each other -- Conrad to make Wells into a more traditional and less political writer, Wells to make Conrad a Fabian, a socialist, or at least a republican who could use his knowledge of the depths of men to illuminate possible future worlds." - Smith, H. G. Wells: Desperately Mortal, p. 163. The two corresponded, but most of Wells' letters have disappeared, making inscribed material such as this all the more valuable. See Smith, pp. 161-7, especially 164 (presenting this book) and 167 (analysis of their relationship). A collection of thirteen science fiction and fantasy stories including "Filmer," one of Wells's finest stories, "The Valley of the Spiders," "The Inexperienced Ghost," "The New Accelerator," The Stolen Body," and "A Dream of Armageddon." Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1680. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 2336. Clarke, Tale of the Future (1978), p. 29. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 227. Survey of Science Fiction Literature IV, pp. 1967-72. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-248. Bleiler (1978), p. 205. Reginald 15097. Currey, p. 526. Hammond C5. Wells 23. Wells Society 23. Cloth rubbed at spine ends, corner tips and along outer joints, light scattered foxing to front endpapers, a very good, externally bright and attractive copy. Housed in cloth folder and quarter maroon morocco slipcase (spine panel a bit rubbed and nicked). A superb association copy. (#80372)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.