Tales of Wonder
by Wells, H.G.; Introduction by Frank Wells
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Kidderminster, Worcestershire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Reprint (This edition first published 1953). Tales of Wonder is a collection of short stories written by Wells for magazine publication, around the same time that he wrote his landmark scientific romance novels. Stories are: In the Abyss; Pollock and the Porroh Man; The Triumphs of a Taxidermist; In the AVU Observatory; The Flowering of the Strange Orchid; AEpyornis Island; The Sea Raiders; The Red Room; The Purple Pileus; The Star; A Vision of Judgement; The Valley of Spiders; The Truth About Pyecraft; The Magic Shop; The Empire Of The Ants; The Country of the Blind; The Beautiful Suit. Frontispiece with b/w line drawing of Herbert George Wells 1866-1946. Maroon leatherette flexiboards with silver titles to spine. Pink top edge. Binding tight, boards clean, minor rubbing to spine ends. Content clean and bright with no markings. Not ex-library. No names, notes or inscriptions. 255 pp including 5 page bibliography. A nice copy. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.
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- Bookseller
- Soin2Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002491
- Title
- Tales of Wonder
- Author
- Wells, H.G.; Introduction by Frank Wells
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Collins Clear-Type Press
- Place of Publication
- London and Glasgow
- Date Published
- 1968
- Pages
- 255
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.