The Island of Doctor Moreau
by Wells, H. G
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann, 1905. Shipwreck, mad scientist, and experimental creatures - this scientific classic was first printed in 1898 and reprinted a year later. This is a Very Good copy of Heinemann's Third Impression (stated). This edition more scarce than the First. Green cloth binding, ruled on the covers; titling and decorations on the spine in gilt. Clean text; x, 219 pages; followed by a Note regarding its partial appearance in the Saturday Review of January 1895; followed by a one-page advert for "The Time Machine." Lightly rubbed around the margins; rough-cut pages a bit dusty; some bubbling on the front cover. The gilt on the spine is a bit dulled but is perfectly readable. A solid copy; in an archival plastic protector.. Third Impression. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
The Island of Doctor Moreau is an 1896 science fiction novel written by H. G. Wells.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005848
- Title
- The Island of Doctor Moreau
- Author
- Wells, H. G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Third Impression
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1905
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...