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Lot 137

WELLS (H.G.)
The Time Machine. An Invention, FIRST EDITION, William Heinemann, 1895

25 March 2015, 11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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WELLS (H.G.)

The Time Machine. An Invention, FIRST EDITION, half-title, 16pp. publisher's catalogue at end, publisher's oatmeal cloth, purple lettering and illustration on upper cover, upper joint cracking [Wells 4], 8vo, William Heinemann, 1895

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FINE COPY OF THE AUTHOR'S FIRST NOVEL, and "the earliest known work of science fiction to be based on the idea of time travel" (Wells Society). This is the first issue binding with the lettering and decoration in purple.

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