£1,200
Wells (H.G.), The Time Machine: An Invention, first edition, ?first/?second issue, London: William Heinemann, 1895, pp: [viii], 152pp; 32pp of publisher's advertisements including those for 'The Manxman' but not 'The Naulahka', original publisher's buckram, puce pictorial design and lettering, all edges uncut, 8vo.
Provenance: Ex Libris M. Bernard Thorold (?1942-1979); his armorial bookplate to ffep.
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