London: William Heinemann, 1896. First British edition, first issue with publisher's monogram stamped in blind on rear cover. Bound in publisher's yellow cloth stamped in black and red. x, 219, [32 ads] pp. Very Good with slight lean to binding, spine darkened, cloth lightly worn. Uneven fading and light stains..... More
London: Victor Gollancz, 1933. An omnibus collecting H. G. Wells' best-known works, The Time Machine, The Island of Dr. Moreau, The Invisible Man, The War of the Worlds, The First Men in the Moon, The Food of the Gods, in the Days of the Comet, and Men Like Gods, signed..... More
New York: Henry Holt, 1895. First edition, first printing. First issue with author misidentified as "H. S. Wells" on title page and 6 pages of publisher's ads at rear. Good. Hinges and crack at front paste down professionally repaired. Cloth soiled, with lettering worn off, extremities lightly frayed. Front free..... More
London: William Heinemann, 1895. First edition of the foundational science fiction novella, later issue with no ads at rear. [viii], 152 pp. Bound in publisher's tan cloth stamped in purple-brown, all edges trimmed. Near Fine with sunned spine, light rubbing and soiling to cloth, and spot of soiling to upper..... More
London: William Heinemann, 1898. First edition, second state with 32 pages of ads following the text. Bound in publisher's original grey cloth lettered in black. Very Good. Light lean to binding. Cloth darkened and soiled, spine toned, front inner hinge slightly exposed. More
New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1898. First American edition and first illustrated edition. [x], 291 pp., illustrated with frontispiece and 15 black and white halftone plates by Warwick Goble. Bound in publisher's blue-green cloth stamped in gilt, light green and black. Near Fine with light rubbing and..... More
New York: Stone and Kimball, 1896. First American edition, first state binding. vii, [8]-249 pp. Bound in publisher's black cloth stamped in gilt, top edge gilt. Near Fine with light wear and mottling to cloth, and several small bumps to board edges. Light smudge to half-title page, bookseller ticket and..... More
London: Cassell and Company, 1922. First edition. (States "First published 1922" on verso of integral title page. Variant binding: blind lettering on front cover conforms to Currey's A issue [THE / SECRET PLACES/ OF THE HEART/ H.G. WELLS], but lettering on tail measures 2.5 cm as in the B issue.)..... More
Irvine, CA: Suntup Editions, 2021. Artist edition, signed by the artists Benz and Chang. Hardcover with jacket in slipcase in unopened publisher's shrink-wrap. One of a thousand copies thus. More
London: Geroge Newnes, 1901. First British edition, first printing. vii, [i], 342 pp, illustrated with 12 full page plates. Bound in Currey's "A" binding with dark blue cloth stamped in gilt with black endpapers. Very Good+ with slight lean to binding, faint sunning to spine and light reading wear. Front..... More