H. G. Wells: Journalism And Prophecy, 1893-1946
by Wagar, W. Warren (ed.)
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1964 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Large 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. xxvi, 447 pp, preface, introduction, Part I. Forecasts and Impressions: A. The Years before the Storm, 1893-1914; B. The Great War and the League, 1914-1919; C. The Age of the Dictators, 1920-1939; D. World War II, 1939-1946. Part II. Portraits. Part III. Visions; sources. First Edition, 1964. "This volume presents for the first time a large and characteristic selection from the more than 100 books written by Wells and from his hundreds of articles, including telling portraits of such contemporaries as Henry James, Bernard Shaw, the two Roosevelts, Lenin, Churchill, de Gaulle, Hitler, and Stalin." from the jacket flap. Price clipped. Chipping along top edge and bottom spine edge dj, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Black cloth with gilt lettering to front board and spine, and orange top text block edge..
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- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004414
- Title
- H. G. Wells: Journalism And Prophecy, 1893-1946
- Author
- Wagar, W. Warren (ed.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- ESSAY JOURNALISM WELLS H. G. (HERBERT GEORGE: 1866-1946) ARTICLES AND PORTRAITS
- Size
- Large 8vo
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