The Time Machine ~ H. G. WELLS ~ First British Edition 1st 1895 ~ Wrappered RARE

Description: The Time Machine by H. G. Wells First edition, in the scarce wrappered issue London: William Heinemann, 1895. First British edition, first printing in wrappers, issued simultaneously alongside the first cloth edition. Bound in brown wrappers printed in black in a variant not described by L. W. Currey. Though the collation conforms to his first issue (A) with no inserted publisher's catalog at rear and all edges trimmed, the wraps do not. In Currey's binding D he describes brown wraps printed in black with a heavy ornate border, similar in color to these wraps though the print design does not conform to this here copy with it's simple black rule. Surviving copies in the original wraps are scarce on the market, especially those in collectable condition and without restoration. [152] pp. Near Fine with soiling, toning and light wear to wraps. Pages toned, erasure marks to half-title page and several reading creases to page corners. A fantastic survival of this fragile production, in exceptional condition. A foundational work of modern science fiction.

Price: 12500 USD

Location: Portland, Oregon

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