WELLS, H.G. (1866-1946). A group of 5 FIRST EDITION non-fiction works, comprising: Lot 344

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WELLS, H.G. A group of 5 FIRST EDITION non-fiction works.

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WELLS, H.G. (1866-1946). A group of 5 FIRST EDITION non-fiction works, comprising:

Certain Personal Matters. London: Lawrence & Bullen, Ltd., 1898. Publisher’s blue cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION. Hammond D2. – Mankind in the Making. London: Chapman & Hall, Ltd., 1903. Publisher’s blue cloth gilt; custom quarter morocco slipcase. Hammond E4. – New Worlds for Old. London: Archibald Constable & Co., Ltd., 1908. Publisher’s maroon cloth gilt; custom quarter morocco slipcase. FIRST EDITION. Hammond E7. – Little Wars. London: Frank Palmer, 1913. Publisher’s maroon cloth; custom quarter morocco slipcase. FIRST EDITION. Hammond E11. – Experiment in Autobiography. London: Victor Gollancz Ltd. and the Cresset Press Ltd., 1934. 2 volumes. Publisher’s orange cloth; original dust jackets; custom quarter morocco slipcases. FIRST EDITION. Hammond E32. – Together, 5 works in 6 volumes, all 8vo, condition generally fine.

Property from the Collection of Robert S. Brown, Cincinnati, Ohio

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