The History of Mr. Polly.

First edition of Wells’ comic yet poignant social novel chronicling the frustrations and unexpected renewal of an ordinary Edwardian life. Octavo, original publisher's cloth, pictorial endpapers, frontispiece. From the collection of British science fiction author Christopher Priest. Priest’s most famous works include The Inverted World (1974), the interconnected “Dream Archipelago” series, and The Prestige (1995), which was adapted into the 2006 Academy Award nominee film of the same name by Christopher Nolan and starring Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson, and Michael Caine. In very good condition with a small closed tear to the crown of the spine, and rubbing.