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H.G. Wells, 1897
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The Invisible Man
H.G. Wells, 1897
WELLS, H.G. (1866-1946). The Invisible Man. London: C. Arthur Pearson, 1897.
First edition in book form of a landmark of science fiction. First printed serially in Pearson's Weekly in June and July 1897, it concerns the activities of a scientist named Griffin who has discovered how to make himself invisible—a power which he uses for nefarious purposes. The story, as given in this London edition, ends with the death of Griffin in Chapter XXVIII, but the first American edition included a short epilogue in which Thomas Marvell, who has kept the papers of the dead Griffin, is pictured as the proprietor of an inn called "The Invisible Man." Currey 520; Wells 11.
Octavo. Half title. Title printed in red and black. Ad leaf at end. Original pictorial red cloth, stamped in black and gilt (spine sunned and with a few little bumps, hinges cracked). Slipcase. Provenance: O.S. Thompson (contemporary ownership signature on front free endpaper).
H.G. Wells, 1897
WELLS, H.G. (1866-1946). The Invisible Man. London: C. Arthur Pearson, 1897.
First edition in book form of a landmark of science fiction. First printed serially in Pearson's Weekly in June and July 1897, it concerns the activities of a scientist named Griffin who has discovered how to make himself invisible—a power which he uses for nefarious purposes. The story, as given in this London edition, ends with the death of Griffin in Chapter XXVIII, but the first American edition included a short epilogue in which Thomas Marvell, who has kept the papers of the dead Griffin, is pictured as the proprietor of an inn called "The Invisible Man." Currey 520; Wells 11.
Octavo. Half title. Title printed in red and black. Ad leaf at end. Original pictorial red cloth, stamped in black and gilt (spine sunned and with a few little bumps, hinges cracked). Slipcase. Provenance: O.S. Thompson (contemporary ownership signature on front free endpaper).
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