first edition
1895 · London
by H.G. Wells
London: J.M. Dent & Co., Aldine House, 1895. Good. London: J.M. Dent & Co., Aldine House, 1895. First Edition, with "eader" misprint on line 13 of page 98, in second state binding with gilt angel decoration. Octavo (19.7cm); beveled red cloth boards with gilt lettering and angel; top edge gilt; viii,251pp. Boards edgeworn with bumping and brief exposure at extremities; split at head of spine and top of rear joint, with an additional long split to cloth running nearly the length of spine; general soiling and scuffing to cloth. Spine cocked. Rear hinge starting and binding opens easily between gatherings, but secure overall. Mild spotting and smudging to endpapers. Interior unmarked.
[Currey p. 527; Wells Society 5]. (Inventory #: 29625)
[Currey p. 527; Wells Society 5]. (Inventory #: 29625)