WELLS, H.G.
The First Men in the Moon.
First Edition of H.G. Wells' The First Men in the Moon; In the Exceptionally Rare Dust Jacket
London: George Newnes, Limited, 1901.
$72,000.00
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Item Number: RRB-124595
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First edition, first issue binding of Wells’ classic work. Octavo, original cloth, 12 plates by Claude Shepperson. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Exceptionally rare in the original dust jacket, especially in this condition.
The First Men in the Moon tells the story of a journey to the Moon undertaken by the two protagonists: a businessman narrator, Mr. Bedford; and an eccentric scientist, Mr. Cavor. Bedford and Cavor discover that the Moon is inhabited by a sophisticated extraterrestrial civilisation of insect-like creatures they call "Selenites".
The First Men in the Moon.
$72,000.00
In Stock
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