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The Stolen Bacillus
by Wells, H. G
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
London: Metheun & Co., 1895. [x], 276,[32 ads.]pp. Octavo. First edition. Original dark blue cloth with gold gilt decorations and lettering stamped to the front board and spine. Edges untrimmed. Rubbing along the edges of the boards; bumping to the corners, as well as the head and tail of the spine. Spine slightly faded. Very mild toning to the endpapers. Slight slant to spine. Ex-library rubber stamps to the front pastedown, near the top and bottom edge, else internally clean. Overall, a fairly well preserved copy. Number 6 in the Wells Society. This volume contains fifteen short stories, which were all written and printed 1893-5 in various publications, though most in The Pall Mall Budget. 1895
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Details
- Seller
- Aquila Books
(CA)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 141484
- Title
- The Stolen Bacillus
- Author
- Wells, H. G
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Metheun & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1895
- Keywords
- H.G. Wells|Wells, H.G.|Fiction|First Edition|Literature|Short Stories
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with refund if an item arrives misdescribed.
About the Seller
Aquila Books
Biblio member since 2010
Calgary, Alberta
About Aquila Books
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Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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...
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