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First Edition of Bernard Bergonzi's The Early H.G. Wells: A Study of the Scientific Romances; From the Library of Christopher Priest
BERGONZI, Bernard [H.G. Wells].
The Early H.G. Wells: A Study of the Scientific Romances.
Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1961.
First edition of this later social novel in which Wells examines the divergent lives of two brothers against the backdrop of a changing modern society. Octavo, original publisher's cloth, frontispiece. 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. Near fine in a good dust jacket. Jacket design by Crispin Worthington.
Price: $95.00 Item Number: 151706
