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WELLS, H. G : MR. BLETTSWORTHY ON RAMPOLE ISLAND

Benn, London, 1928

First Edition, Brown cloth, gilt. Being the story of a gentleman of culture and refinement who suffered shipwreck and saw no human beings other than cruel and savage cannibals. The white dustwrapper is somewhat soiled, mostly at the rear and on the spine which has minor wear to the tips., cloth, Fine in Very Good pictorial dustwrapper

WELLS, H[erbert] G[eorge] (1866-1946) : Mr Blettsworthy on Rampole Island

London, Ernest Benn Limited. 1928.

FIRST EDITION. 8vo., pp. 288. Publisher's brown cloth in pictorial wrapper designed by Sir William Orpen RA. Some trivial wear and dustiness, but essentially a fine copy. An allegorical work relating the shipwreck and marooning of a refined Englishmen, who must face savage cannibals, madness and escape, only to be embroiled in the Great War and thus consider a return to Rampole Island as a better option. Intended as a satirical commentary on military and political ineptitude. Bleiler; Checklist of Fantastic Literature [346]. Shorter New Cambridge Bibliography (Eng.Lit.) 1293-8. H.G.Wells Society [103].

WELLS, H[erbert] G[eorge] (1866-1946) : Mr Blettsworthy on Rampole Island

London, Ernest Benn Limited. 1928.

FIRST EDITION. 8vo., pp. 288. 8vo., pp. 288. Finely bound in recent russet half morocco, gilt. Some foxing and edge-spotting. Very good. An allegorical work relating the shipwreck and marooning of a refined Englishmen, who must face savage cannibals, madness and escape, only to be embroiled in the Great War and thus consider a return to Rampole Island as a better option. Intended as a satirical commentary on military and political ineptitude. Bleiler; Checklist of Fantastic Literature [346]. Shorter New Cambridge Bibliography (Eng.Lit.) 1293-8. H.G.Wells Society [103].

WELLS, H[erbert] G[eorge] (1866-1946) : Mr. Blettsworthy on Rampole Island

Ernest Benn Limited, London, 1928.

8vo., pp. 288. Near fine, in good dustwrapper, with a few small chips and some staining to lower cover. First Edition. A satirical work involving the shipwreck and marooning of refined Englishmen, who must face desolation, savage cannibals, and madness, escaping only to be embroiled in the Great War and consider a return to Rampole Island as a better option. Intended as a commentary on military and political ineptitude. Bleiler; Checklist of Fantastic Literature [346]. Shorter New Cambridge Bibliography (Eng.Lit.) 1293-8. H.G.Wells Society [103].

Wells, H.G : MR. BLETTSWORTHY ON RAMPOLE ISLAND

BENN., LONDON, 1928

Good copy in a good dj. (Previous owner's name & contemporary date inked on front endpaper. Edges & preliminaries foxed. Several clear tape mends on interior of dj. Front cover nearly detached, but for tape mends. 2"-inch tear on rear panel of dj. Small edge tears & shallow chipping at crest of spine, not affecting titles) Front cover illustrated by Sir William Orpen.

First Edition.

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