H. G. Wells; Savine and Georges Michel [trans.] — L&Apos;Etrange Aventure de M. Hoopdriver
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, adorned with illustrations by J. Wely. The story was adapted into a silent film in 1922 titled after the original English title The Wheels of Chance. In the original publisher's full cloth binding with colourful illustration to front board. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: J. Wely. Near Fine .