The War in the Air and Particularly How Mr. Bert Smallways Fared While it Lasted
by H. G. Wells
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: George Bell and Sons, 1908. First Edition, First Impression. . Cloth Bound Boards. Very Good. A. C. Michael. 1908 first edition, first impression. First state binding with gilt title to the front cover as well as the spine, and no paper illustration laid on. Size octavo, 7.75" tall, 389 pages. Navy blue cloth covered boards with gilt titles to the front cover and spine. Condition very good, corners and spine ends rubbed, previous owner's name and offsetting and a little spotting to end-papers, other pages are toned else clean. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lazarus Books Limited
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017701
- Title
- The War in the Air and Particularly How Mr. Bert Smallways Fared While it Lasted
- Author
- H. G. Wells
- Illustrator
- A. C. Michael
- Format/Binding
- Cloth Bound Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Impression.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Bell and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1908
- Keywords
- FICTION FUTURISM WAR CONFLICT PROPHECY
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About the Seller
Lazarus Books Limited
Biblio member since 2007
Blackpool, Lancashire
About Lazarus Books Limited
We are a small family business located in Blackpool, England. We stock a varied range of Antiquarian and Collectable Books; Antiquarian Holy Bibles, Fine Bindings, Literature, Poetry, Military, Travel, First Editions, Illustrated, Childrens', Signed Books and more.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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