WELLS, H.G. [Christopher Priest].
Mr. Blettsworthy On Rampole Island.
London: Ernest Benn Limited , 1928.
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FIRST EDITION OF H.G. WELLS' MR. BLETTSWORTHY ON RAMPOLE ISLAND; From the library of science fiction author Christopher Priest
First British edition of perhaps Wells' most psychopathological work. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition. Jacket design by noted war artist Sir William Orpen. 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. A very sharp example with noted provenance.
Often referred to as the "father of science fiction", along with Jules Verne and Hugo Gernsback, English writer H.G. Wells was prolific in many genres, publishing dozens of novels and novellas in addition to treatises on social commentary, history, and two books on recreational war games. Mr. Blettsworthy On Rampole Island follows the story of Arnold Blettsworthy, the scion of a genteel family who survives a shipwreck, WWI, and at the age of 40 devotes the rest of his life to "the general advance of mankind" after learning that his entire life was an insane delusion.
Mr. Blettsworthy On Rampole Island.
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