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Tono-Bungay

H. G. Wells · 1909 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)

London, Macmillan, 1909 . First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition of H. G. Wells's semi-autobiographical novel about the rise and fall of one Edward Ponderevo. The first editon, first issue of this work. With advertisements to the rear correctly dated 1.09. The n...

Mr Blettsworthy on Rampole Island

H. G. Wells · 1928 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.69 | $297.24 | ¥47,465)

London, Ernest Benn, 1928 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of H. G. Wells' novel about a shipwreck on Rampole Island. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression. In the unclipped dust wrapper designed by Sir William Orpen, depict...

Tales of Life and Adventure

H. G. Wells · 1923 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, W. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd, 1923 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce collection of twenty-one science fiction short stories by H. G. Wells. From the library of Brian Aldiss, vice-president of the H. G. Wells Society. A scarce volume, being a first edition thus.The first ap...

The Undying Fire: A Contemporary Novel

H. G. Wells · 1919 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, Cassell and Company, 1919 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of H. G. Wells's literary retelling of the story of Job, in the scarce original dust wrapper. From the library of Brian Aldiss, vice-president of the H. G. Wells Society. The first edition, first ...

Mr. Belloc Objects to "the Outline of History

H. G. Wells · 1926 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Watts & Co. 1926. Cloth. A very smart second impression of this rebuttal of the criticisms of historian Hilaire Belloc. First edition, second impression printed September 1926. Originally published September 1926. Illustrated with two caricatures of Wells and Belloc as...

The History of Mr Polly

H. G. Wells · 1910 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

London, Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1910. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, first impression of H. G. Wells's novel The History of Mr Polly. The first edition, first impression (with the unpublished 'Trepanned' by John Masefield to the advertisements) of this w...

The World of William Clissold

H. G. Wells · 1926 · Rooke Books

£1,800.00 (€2,157.55 | $2,377.91 | ¥379,722)

London, Ernest Benn LTD, 1926. First edition. Vellum. A very special signed limited edition of H. G. Wells' longest novel, a unique copy inscribed by Wells himself. The first limited edition, limited to 198 copies.Signed by H. G. Wells to the limitation page to Volume I.C...

The Research Magnificent

H. G. Wells · 1915 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1915. Cloth. A smart first edition of 'The Research Magnificent' by H. G. Wells, in the publisher's original binding. 'The Research Magnificent' was first published in 1915, and is a novel of ideas, presented as being written ...

The Croquet Player

H. G. Wells · 1936 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1936. First edition. Cloth. An excellent example of the first edition of H. G. Wells's 1936 novella, in the original illustrated dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.Described as...

Ann Veronica : A Modern Love Story

H. G. Wells · 1909 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1909 . Cloth. An early impression of this exciting romance novel written by H. G. Wells, published the same year as the first edition. Bound in the publisher's original brown cloth. Uncommon work. Fourth impression, published the same year as the ...

The War of the Worlds

H. G. Wells · 1898 · Rooke Books

£2,400.00 (€2,876.74 | $3,170.55 | ¥506,296)

London, William Heinemann, 1898. First edition. Cloth. The sought after first edition, first impression, of H. G. Well's genre-defining science fiction novel. First edition, first impression, Currey's state (A) with sixteen pages of publisher's adverts to the re...

Floor Games

H. G. Wells · 1911 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London , Frank Palmer, 1911. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this charming and illustrated volume of work on games. A first edition, first printing copy of this charming volume on games, describing the toys, games of islands, building cities and war games. H. G. ...

L&Apos;Etrange Aventure de M. Hoopdriver

H. G. Wells; Savine and Georges Michel [trans.] · 1910 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

Paris , Ideal-Bibliotheque Pierre Lafitte & Cie, 1910. Cloth. Lovely French edition of H. G. Wells's comic novel, with illustrations by J. Wely. Comic novel by prolific author H. G. Wells concerning a cycling holiday. French translation by Savine and Georges Michel, adorn...

1903 Twelve Stories and a Dream

H. G. Wells · 1903 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1903 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of short stories by H. G. Wells in the original publisher's binding. First edition of Twelve Stories and a Dream by H. G. Wells in the original publisher's cloth bind...

Mr. Britling Sees It Through

H. G. Wells · 1916 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1916. First edition. Cloth. The first U.S. printing of this wartime novel by H. G. Wells, a touching portrayal of village life during World War One. The first U.S. edition, first printing, published in September 1916.Illustrated with a colour f...

The History of Mr. Polly

H. G. Wells · 1910 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1910 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of H. G. Wells's comic early twentieth century novel, illustrated with a colour frontispiece. The first edition, first impression. With the unpublished 'Trepanned' by John Masefield r...

The Adventures of Tommy

H. G. Wells · 1967 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Constable Young Books Ltd. 1967 . Cloth. A wonderfully illustrated children's book, written and illustrated by H. G. Wells, with the original, very scarce dust wrapper. A new edition. First published in 1929.With the very scarce unclipped dust wrapper. This charm...

Boon, the Mind of the Race, the Wild Asses of the Devil, and the Last Trump

Reginald Bliss [H. G. Wells] · 1920 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.53 | $63.41 | ¥10,126)

London, T. Fisher Unwin Ltd, 1920. Cloth. The second edition of this brilliant satirical work by H. G. Wells. The second edition of this work, originally published in 1915. A work of literary satire by H. G. Wells; Wells created the character of Reginald Bliss who is making a...

Things to Come

H G Wells · 1935 · Rooke Books

£3,850.00 (€4,614.77 | $5,086.08 | ¥812,184)

London, The Cresset Press , 1935. First edition. Cloth. A scarce, signed, first edition copy of HG Wells' 'Things to Come' dedicated in Wells' hand to his son, Anthony. Wells has signed the half title to his son, Anthony West. Lacking dustwrapper, as is usu...

The King Who Was a King

H. G. Wells · 1929 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Ernest Benn, 1929 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this intriguing treatise by H. G. Wells on the history and nature of cinema. The first edition. Bound in the publisher's original first issue cloth, without the dust wrapper. An interesting treatise by...