WELLS, H.G. (1866-1946). The Island of Dr. Moreau. London: William Heinemann, 1896.
Sale 855 - Literature from a Private New Orleans Collection
Mar 19, 2021
10:00AM CT
Online / Chicago
Estimate
$800 -
$1,200
Sold for $1,375
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
WELLS, H.G. (1866-1946). The Island of Dr. Moreau. London: William Heinemann, 1896.
8vo. Preliminary blank; half-title; frontispiece; 1-page publisher's advertisements at rear. Original variant binding of green cloth, sides with single-rule blind border, spine gilt (upper hinge starting, some light wear to extremities). Provenance: Larry McMurtry (b. 1936), American Novelist (bookplate, his sale, Heritage, 9 April 2015).
FIRST EDITION, IN AN UNRECORDED VARIANT BINDING without the publisher's catalogue at the end, not mentioned in Hammond; the Richard Manney copy (sold Sotheby's, 11 October 1991, Lot 306) was bound in the same variant binding. The spine design includes an all-over motif of roses and monograms of the author's initials. Currey p.520; Hammond B3.
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