The Shape of Things To Come – SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR – H G Wells

Description

HARDBACK – A very good book bound in the publisher’s navy blue cloth boards with bright gilt lettering present to the spine. Pushing to the spine tips, with some ghosting to the spine, also with a touch of fading to the top one centimetre of the front panel. Internally clean with a little toning to the closed text blocks. Light foxing to the front and rear pastedowns, also to the front and rear end-papers, but the rest of the inner text is clean with no soiling or finger marks inset. Free of any previous owner names or inscriptions, but with a P.T. Lovell stamp in red ink present to the half title page and to the top corner of the title page. Signed by the author to the title page. The dust wrapper is in very good condition for its age with the usual fading to the spine. There is chipping to the spine tips, with closed tears and rubbing to the extremities. Dust soiling to the corners of the front and rear flap folds. The publisher’s printed price of 10’6 net present to the lower centre of the spine.