The World Set Free H.G. Wells 1st Edition Inscribed
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Author: Wells, H.G.
Title: The World Set Free - inscribed to George Bernard Shaw
Place Published: London
Publisher:Macmillan and Co.
Date Published: 1914
Description:
Author: Wells, H.G.
Title: The World Set Free - inscribed to George Bernard Shaw
Place Published: London
Publisher:Macmillan and Co.
Date Published: 1914
Description:
[4], 286, + [10] ad pp. Original green cloth blind stamped with fruit design and text in gilt. First Edition, First Issue.
Inscribed ink on front free endpaper: "G.B.S. from H.G." (George Bernard Shaw), notable in light of their opposing views within the fabian society and the changing nature of their relationship at the time. Well's prophetic pre-WW1 novel about atomic weapons. Marked 1st edition by lack of statement of printing on copyright page, 'Limited' instead of 'Ltd' in publisher name, and 8 page Macmillan insert in rear ad pages (Currey p. 527).
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Light wear along edge of spine; faint toning to endpapers; near fine.
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The World Set Free H.G. Wells 1st Edition Inscribed
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