First edition of Wells’ ambitious political novel tracing the rise and downfall of an idealistic reformer whose personal passions and public ambitions collide in Edwardian England. Octavo, original publisher's red cloth. 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 good condition with splitting to the hinges, spotting and toning to the spine.

WELLS, H.G.
The New Machiavelli.
London: The Bodley Head , 1911.
+$450
First Edition of H.G. Wells' The New Machiavelli; From the Library of Christopher Priest
The New Machiavelli.
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