[Literature] Wells, H.G. Fifteen first and early editions Incl. A.O.: (1) The St…

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[Literature] Wells, H.G. Fifteen first and early editions Incl. a.o.: (1) The Stolen Bacillus and other Incidents. London, Macmillan, 1904. Green cl. w. gilt title and dec. on spine. (2) The Island of Doctor Moreau. Ibid., W. Heinemann, 1937. Red cl. (3) Mankind in the Making. Ibid., Chapman & Hall, 1914. Red cl. (4) Experiment in Autobiography (...). London, V. Gollancz & Cresset, 1937. Vols. 1-2. Orange cl. Some w. ex libris upper pastedown. Occas. foxing, but overall in good condition. (total 15)

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[Literature] Wells, H.G. Fifteen first and early editions In

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