Things to Come
by Wells, H. G
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Sorn, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Cresset Press, 1935. 1st Edition. Blue Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. No Illustrations. 142pp. A first edition copy ( 1935) of this film story based on the material contained in his history of the future "The Shape of Things to Come". Bound in blue cloth with gilt embossed lettering to a black embossed title block to the front board and spine. The book has slight spine lean and there are slight soil marks to the front board. Light/slight bumps to the tail of the spine and to three board corners. Previous owners neat ink name signature to the head of the front end paper. The textblock is very fresh and clean. No wrapper. A very good copy.
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Trumpington Fine Books Limited
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 226131
- Title
- Things to Come
- Author
- Wells, H. G
- Illustrator
- No Illustrations
- Format/Binding
- Blue Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Cresset Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1935
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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Glossary
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
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