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The Wonderful Visit.
de WELLS, H. G
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London, United Kingdom
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London: William Heinemann and J. M. Dent,, 1895. First edition, first issue, of Wells's second book, with an autograph postcard signed by Wells window-mounted and tipped-in before the half-title. The postcard, sent from Odenwald, Germany to London, likely in 1911, is simply inscribed "Hooray!". The recipient, Clarence Henry Norman (1886-1974), was a fellow socialist and a member of the Social Democratic Federation who contributed to the left-wing magazines Social Democrat and New Age (where Wells was a fellow contributor), publishing articles on Wells in 1906 and 1909. Wells's satire The Wonderful Visit was inspired by the remark (attributed to John Ruskin) that if an angel were to visit late 19th-century Britain he would be immediately shot. This copy is from the first issue, with "reader" on p. 198 misprinted as "eader", and in the second state binding, with the angel illustration on the front cover designed by Arthur Rackham. Octavo. Original red cloth, spine and front cover lettered in gilt, front cover decorated with angel design by Arthur Rackham in gilt, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. A little bumped, spine and edges sunned, contents clean. A very good copy. Wells 5.
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- Peter Harrington
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- Título
- The Wonderful Visit.
- Autor
- WELLS, H. G
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- Usado
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- London: William Heinemann and J. M. Dent,
- Fecha de publicación
- 1895
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Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Second State
- used in book collecting to refer to a first edition, but after some change has been made in the printing, such as a correction,...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
