The War In the Air

1908. And particularly how Mr. Bert Smallways fared while it lasted. With Illustrations by A.C. Michael. London: George Bell and Sons, 1908. 2 pp undated ads. Original blue cloth decorated in gilt. First Edition of this extraordinary tale of a Cockney cycle mechanic who is carried off by a drifting balloon and is then caught up in a… Read more about this item

Brown cloth binding with gilt title on the spine and on the front board. FIRST EDITION – A FANTASTIC BOOK The War in the Air: And Particularly How Mr. Bert Smallways Fared While It Lasted is a military science fiction novel written by H. G. Wells. The novel was written in four months in 1907, and was serialized and published in… Read more about this item

London: George Bell and Sons , 1908. A First Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition in the second issue binding, with the frontispiece illustration (in color) tipped in to the front board. Title on front cover blind stamped, in gilt on spine. Fore and bottom edges untrimmed. Foxing to fore edge, small drops of… Read more about this item

NY: Dover, 1963. (reprints). Trade Paperback. VERY GOOD+. As new except for light edgewear and age soil to exterior. 3 Science Fiction Novels in 1 book. 645 pages.

London: George Bell and Sons, 1908. First edition. In first-issue binding without mounted illustration on front cover and with gilt stamping to front and spine. The story of a Cockney cycle-repairer carried off by a drifting balloon and caught up in a surprise German air attack on New York City -- which in turn precipitates the collapse of civilization.… Read more about this item

Thomas Nelson & Sons (n/d). Duodecimo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

London: George Bell & Sons, 1908. First Edition; first binding. Quinn bookplate; minor cloth wear; a very good copy in a good, supplied example of the dust jacket with numerous chips and tears, soiling and some bleeding through where tape was removed from the verso. The chips, numerous as they are, only affect “The” at the top of the… Read more about this item

London: George Bell and Sons, 1908. Book. Illus. by A. C. Michael (Illustrations). Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Head/foot of spine are cracked with piece missing at head of spine, corners lightly rubbed, 3 different bookplates on inside front cover and some penciled prices/"1st edition" penciled on inside cover by previous bookstores. Before the list of… Read more about this item

Toronto: Macmillan Co. of Canada. Fair with no dust jacket; Boards heavily worn, corners bumped, owner names . and writing on front endpapers, front hinge cracked.. 1908. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. Gray decorated cloth. Many black and white plates by Eric Pape. An early novel by H. G. Wells. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Penguin, 1976,. 1976. Soft cover. 0140003436 paperback, pages browned, text clean and sound, some creasing and rubbing on covers; Good condition. ISBN: 0140003436 .

House of Stratus Ltd. Very Good. 2001. Hardcover. 0755104250 . The book is in great overall condition, showing only minor cosmetic wear.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

George Bell and Sons, 1908. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. First edition, first state. Blue cloth with gilt titling and decoration, with a few small spots of soil to spine, tanned to spine and edges; with light general edgewear, bumping to spine ends, and tiny points of fraying at fore-edge corners. Gilt sharp and bright. Spine square. Binding sound.… Read more about this item

Penguin Books, UK, 1979. Paperback. Book Condition: Good. Light reading wear. Very clean interior..

London: George Bell and Sons, 1908 Red cover with mounted illustration.The spine is faded with a fair amount of wear to the extremities, corners a little bumped, a little chaffing to the illustration; internally quite decent subject to a little looseness to the binding, slight browning of the end papers and an owners stamp on the fep.

Penguin Classics, 2007-06-26. Paperback. Acceptable. Paperback. Pages are clean and unmarked, tanned but not brittle. Covers show moderate edge wear, creased spine, chipped corner. COVER MAY NOT MATCH THE PICTURE ON THIS SITE.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

THE WAR IN THE AIR, G. Bell & Sons, 1908, first edition., spine faded ( although gold-gilt lettering on spine still easily readable ), slight wear at head and heel of spine, else just about a vg copy in blue cloth with the frontispiece reproduced in color on the front cover. Illustrated.

1976. Zürich, Penguin Books, 1976, 8°, 255 S. (Text: Englisch), illustr. original Kartonage (Paperback), Einband minimal berieben und mit kleinen Fältchen, sonst sehr schönes Exemplar. Herbert George Wells (1866 - 1946) - Originaltitel: "The War in the Air" (1908) - Pall Mall Magazine Should your order's weight exceed 1kg, we shall need to message you, to recalculate the shipping… Read more about this item

Paperback. Very Good.

New York: Boni and Liveright, 1917. Hardcover. Very good+. Gilt stamped flexible cloth boards, small octavo, not illustrated. Book has rubbing to boards and spine, mild wear to edges, binding tight, previous owner's signature to front flyleaf, text clean and unmarked but toned throughout.

This is a lovely collectible edition of a classic novel by a great author.