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WELLS, H[erbert] G[eorge] (1866-1946) : The Stolen Bacillus. And Other Incidents

London, Methuen and Co. 1895

FIRST EDITION, with AUTHOR'S INSCRIBED CALLING CARD: Publisher's blue cloth, gilt. Some general wear and handling, signs of use, but essentially a very good, solid copy. This copy has a card affixed to pastedown with a ms. note from the author; I wish I could do but I can't / Thanks vy. much for the Verses. / yours / H.G. Wells. Printed with Wells address as header. A series of cynical biological and scientific tales are the basis for H.G.Wells' first collection of Science Fiction stories. Includes 'The Flying Man', 'The Flowering of the Strange Orchid', The remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes', and 'The Lord of the Dynamos'. Geoffrey H.Wells [6]. Bleiler; Checklist of Fantastic Literature [275]. Shorter New Cambridge Bibliography (Eng.Lit.) 1293-8.

WELLS, H[erbert] G[eorge] (1866-1946) : The Stolen Bacillus. And Other Incidents

London, Methuen and Co. 1895

FIRST EDITION, Colonial Issue: Publisher's black cloth decorated and titled in gilt, advertisement endpapers (for Methuen's Colonial Library titles). Pp 275 +1 [imprint], 32-page catalogue at rear (Sept. 1895). Some light general wear to binding, pastedown with some minor abrasion, occasional foxing. A very good copy indeed, in the rather striking variant binding from the Colonial Library. A series of cynical biological and scientific tales are the basis for H.G.Wells' first collection of Science Fiction stories. Includes 'The Flying Man', 'The Flowering of the Strange Orchid', The remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes', and 'The Lord of the Dynamos'. Geoffrey H.Wells [6]. Bleiler; Checklist of Fantastic Literature [275]. Shorter New Cambridge Bibliography (Eng.Lit.) 1293-8.

WELLS, H[erbert] G[eorge] (1866-1946) : The Stolen Bacillus. And Other Incidents

London, Methuen and Co. 1895

FIRST EDITION: Publisher's blue cloth, gilt. Some general wear and handling, signs of use and ownership, but essentially a very good, solid copy. A series of cynical biological and scientific tales are the basis for H.G.Wells' first collection of Science Fiction stories. Includes 'The Flying Man', 'The Flowering of the Strange Orchid', The remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes', and 'The Lord of the Dynamos'. Geoffrey H.Wells [6]. Bleiler; Checklist of Fantastic Literature [275]. Shorter New Cambridge Bibliography (Eng.Lit.) 1293-8.

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