Collection of H. G. Wells' books

All 40+, as shown, for $1,300

 

By H. G. Wells

Wheels of Chance. London: J. M. Dent, 1896. 1^st ed. Illus. Pict cloth. VG

Kipps. London: Macmillan, 1905. 1^st ed. VG

Les Premiers Hommes dans la Lune [French text]. Paris: Societe du Mercure, 1905. 16^th ed. 1” damage to rear cover. Good

The Future in America. London: Chapman & Hall, 1906. 1^st ed. Offsetting, light foxing. Cloth faded, spine chipped. VG

Tono-Bungay. NY: Modern Library, (1906). VG/VG

New Worlds for Old. NY: Macmillan, 1908. 1^st ed. [letter laid in]. VG

New Worlds for Old. NY: Macmillan, 1913. 5^th reprint. Underlining, board damage. VG

Ann Veronica. NY: Harper, (1909). 1^st ed. Spine faded. VG

Bealby: A Holiday. London: Methuen, 1915. 1^st ed. Spine faded. VG

What is Coming? NY: Macmillan, 1916. 1^st reprint. Boards loose. Good

Mr. Britling Sees it Through. London: Cassell, (1916). 1^st ed. Foxing. Good         2 copies

God the Invisible King. NY: Macmillan, 1917. 1^st ed. VG

God the Invisible King. London: Cassell, 1917. 1^st ed. Light foxing. VG

Italy, France and Britain at War. NY: Macmillan, 1917. 1^st ed. VG

Italy, France and Britain at War. NY: Macmillan, 1917. 5^th reprint. Good

In the Fourth Year. London: Chatto & Windus, 1918. 1^st ed. VG                   2 copies

Joan and Peter. NY: Macmillan, 1918. 1^st ed. VG

Joan and Peter. London: Cassell, (1918). 1^st ed. Cloth frayed. Good

Dark, Sidney. The Outline of H. G. Wells. London: Leonard Parsons, (1922). 1^st ed. VG

World of William Clissold Vol. 1. NY: George Doran, (1926). 1^st ed. Half of dj gone. VG/Poor 

The World of William Clissold. London: Ernest Benn, 1926. 1^st ed. 3 vols. VG

The Way the World is Going. London: Ernest Benn, (1928). 1^st ed. VG

Imperialism and the Open Conspiracy. London: Faber & Faber, (1929). 1^st ed. “Criterion Miscellany No. 4” (Cover states “…Miscellany No. 3”). Wrappers. Cover detached and separated in two pieces. Poor

The Bulpington of Blup. NY: Macmillan, 1933. 1^st ed. VG

Experiment in Autobiography, Vol. 1. London: Victor Gollancz, 1934. 1^st ed. Photos. Spine lean. VG

The New America, the New World. NY: Macmillan, 1935. 1^st ed. Fine

The Adventures of Tommy. NY: Writers and Artists Guild, (1935). 1^st ed. Color illus by Wells. Wrappers. VG

The Croquet Player. NY: Viking, 1937. 1^st ed. VG/VG

Apropos of Dolores. London: Jonathan Cape, (1938). 1^st ed. VG

The Informative Content of Education. (np, nd, believed 1937). 1^st appearance. Disbound, pp 237 – 248 with 8 ½ x 12” chart. Stapled sheets. VG                             2 copies.

The Holy Terror. London: Michael Joseph, (1939). 1^st ed. Spine lean, cloth faded. VG

Babes in the Darkling Wood. Secker & Warburg, 1940. 1^st ed. VG

All Aboard for Ararat. NY: Alliance Book, 1941. 1^st ed. Hinges broken. No dj. Good

Crux Ansata: An Indictment of the Catholic Church. NY: Freethought Press, (1953). 1^st ed. Paperback. VG

The Desert Daisy. Chicago: Beta Phi Mu, 1957. 1^st ed. thus, 1/3,000 for public sale. Illus by Wells. Fine

The Adventures of Tommy. NY: Alfred Knopf, (1967). 1^st ed. Fine

Discovery of the Future. Kansas: Haldeman-Julius, (nd). Little Blue Book #165. Wrappers. VG

A Slip Under the Microscope. Kansas: Haldeman-Julius, (nd). Little Blue Book #1664. Wrappers. VG

ABOUT H. G. WELLS

H. G. Wells: A Sketch of His Works. NY: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1924. 1^st ed. Tipped in photo. 14 pp. wrappers. VG

Downey, Richard. Some Errors of H. G. Wells. A Catholic’s Criticism of “An Outline to History”. London: Burns, Oates & Washbourne, 1921. 1^st ed. VG

Laidler, Harry. Wells’ Social Anticipations. NY: Vanguard Press, 1927. 1^st ed. Pict cloth. VG

Downey, Richard. Some Errors of H. G. Wells. A Catholic’s Criticism of “An Outline to History”. London: Burns, Oates & Washbourne, 1933. “New ed”. Presentation copy, “To Mr. Bamford/from the author/Nov 6, 1930?” VG

Meyer, M. M. H. G. Wells and His Family (as I have known them). Edinburgh: International Pub, (nd). Lacks dj. 1^st ed. Photos. Fine