The Works of H.G. Wells Including [The Time Machine, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The Invisible Man, The War of the Worlds, Etc].
by H.G. WELLS
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Numbered 115 of 620, London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1924 - 27; Volume 1 signed by the author; three-quarter red leather binding with red cloth sides [27 volumes] Note: missing Volume 23. 9 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches SIGNED on the limitation page by the author. 28 volumes, large octavo. Portrait frontispiece, title printed in red and black. Finely bound in dark green half oasis morocco with gilt titles and decoration to spines; maroon leather and cloth top edges gilt, others untrimmed. Internally clean, binding is unmarked. The definitive set of Wells volume 23 is standard bound
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- Title
- The Works of H.G. Wells Including [The Time Machine, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The Invisible Man, The War of the Worlds, Etc].
- Author
- H.G. WELLS
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- UNWIN
- Place of Publication
- LONDON
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Cloth
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