WELLS, H.G.
Mr. Britling Sees Through.
"An important and truly humane work": First Edition of H.G. Wells' Mr. Britling Sees Through It; From the Library of Christopher Priest
London: Cassell and Company, Ltd, 1916.
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First British edition of Wells’ influential First World War novel depicting the moral and emotional upheaval of wartime Britain. Octavo, original publisher's cloth with gilt titles to the spine, titles and floral tooling stamped in blind to the front panel. From the collection of British science fiction author Christopher Priest with his ownership signature to the front free endpaper. 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, inscription to the front free endpaper.
Mr. Britling Sees Through.
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