Description: >>>>>> BUY WITH CONFIDENCE <<<>>> MANY YEARS OF EBAY EXPERIENCE <<<>>> TRUSTED SELLER < <<>>> 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK <<<<< TWELVE STORIES AND A DREAM BY H. G. WELLS LONDON Macmillan and Co., Limited 1903 First Edition Book Specification Format Cloth bound hard cover Language English Pagination [i-viii] [1-2] 3-376 [377] [378: blank] [6 pages of publisher's ads] [16-page publisher's catalogue dated 20.09.03] Book Size Crown 8vo Approx. Book Dimensions (Width, Height, Depth) in mm 139 x 198 x 45 Approx weight (grammes) 718g (I)SBN n/a Date This Edition Published 1903 (First Edition) Date Of Original Publication 1903 Condition / Description (please see foot of listing for rating key) GOOD : no dust jacket, hard cover, publisher's original sage green ribbed cloth lettered in gilt to upper panel & spine, front panel stamped with blind decorative pattern, top edge gilt, cloth is rubbed, pinched at spine tips with a little wear, rear panel & spine with historic dampstaining to cloth, the book shows no other adverse effects & is dry & odour free, hinges & binding sound, foxing to prelims, no inscriptions, occasional mostly light foxing to main text block, which remainsclean & bright Twelve Stories and a Dream by H. G. Wells As the title indicates, this volume contains thirteen stories of science fiction and the supernatural, the titles of which are Filmer, The Magic Shop, The Valley of Spiders, The Truth about Pyecraft, Mr. Skelmersdale in Fairyland, The Story of the Inexperienced Ghost, Jimmy Goggles the God, The New Accelerator, Mr. Ledbetter's Vacation, The Stolen Body, Mr. Brisher's Treasure, Miss Winchelsea's Heart, A Dream of Armageddon. All were printed between 1898 and 1903, eight of them in The Strand Magazine, two in The Graphic, and one each in Pearson's Magazine, Black and White, and The Queen. H. G. Wells (1866-1946) was a professional writer and journalist, who published more than a hundred books, including novels, histories, essays and programmes for world regeneration. Wells's prophetic imagination was first displayed in pioneering works of science fiction, but later he became an apostle of socialism, science and progress. His controversial views on sexual equality and the shape of a truly developed nation remain directly relevant to our world today. He was, in Bertrand Russell's words, 'an important liberator of thought and action'. This is the First Edition, published in London by Macmillan, 1903. Wells, Geoffrey H., The Works of H. G. Wells 1887-1925 A Bibliography Dictionary and Subject Index (Routledge 1926), (23) p.19 Postage & Packaging I am a bookseller based in the South West of England. I have many years of experience of operating on eBay, and post items to all corners of the globe. Once you have paid for your book it will be despatched to you on the next available posting day. My aim is to get your book to you promptly and above all safely, without damage. Books are firstly wrapped in strong protective bubble wrap before being mailed in a bespoke card book mailer, for the majority of books. Large volumes and sets will be mailed in very strong hand cut card boxes. 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Return policy details: I will accept an item returned to me within 30 days after the item is delivered to the customer. The item must be returned in the condition in which it was received, therefore should be adequately packaged. The buyer will bear the cost of the return posting and packing. If the above criteria are met, a full refund will be made of the original cost of the item, but not of the original postage charge. However, if the item is found to be, upon delivery to the customer, defective, then a full refund including the original postage cost will be offered. The customer will remain responsible for the cost of returning the item.
Year Printed: 1903
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Fiction Subject: Science Fiction
Binding: Hardback
Original/Reproduction: Original
Weight: 718g
Author: H. G. Wells
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Publisher: Macmillan & Co., Ltd.
Place of Publication: London
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
