Wells,H.G. — The Undying Fire

Cassell and Company This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in Publisher's green cloth boards with gilt title lettering to spine and lettered in blind to the front cover.There is one former ownership bookplate to the front pastedown of Baron de Spon former Editor of Burke's Peerage and Assistant Editor of the Daily Mirror.Binding is firm with NO hinge weakness.Contents remain clean internally with a few small spots to the text block edges.A decent copy for the collector.H.G. Wells was an English novelist, journalist, sociologist, and historian,a prolific writer best known for such science-fiction novels as The Time Machine,The War of the Worlds etc. He also wrote comic novels, histories, biographies, social commentaries, and short stories.Wells encouraged revolt against Christian beliefs and accepted codes of behavior.He advocated for an almost complete freedom. Wells worked toward social equality, world peace, and what he considered to be the future good of humanity.8vo 493pp First UK Edition 1st Impression [1919] Very Good No Jacket First Edition 1st Printing London 8vo