Accession number
PML 38614
Creator
Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946.
Published
New York : Random House, 1931.
Notes
Title on two leaves within ornamental border.
"Presented to [American] Institute [of Graphic Arts] members as Keepsake 79 ... this special edition was distributed to members of the Book-of-the-Month Club of Canada as a book-dividend ... January, 1946"--printed flyer laid in.
"Random House, publisher, Perkins & squier Company, paper, Reehl Litho Co., printing color illustrations, H. Wolff Book Manufacturing Company, printing text and binding, Micro Container Corp. slip cases"--printed flyer.
"Distributed in Canada by Random House of Canada, Ltd."--T.p. verso.
Different setting of type from 1931 ed., with ill. in different colors.
This version lacks colophon and blank leaves at beginning and end. Cf. Currey, L.W. Science fiction, p. 525.
"Presented to [American] Institute [of Graphic Arts] members as Keepsake 79 ... this special edition was distributed to members of the Book-of-the-Month Club of Canada as a book-dividend ... January, 1946"--printed flyer laid in.
"Random House, publisher, Perkins & squier Company, paper, Reehl Litho Co., printing color illustrations, H. Wolff Book Manufacturing Company, printing text and binding, Micro Container Corp. slip cases"--printed flyer.
"Distributed in Canada by Random House of Canada, Ltd."--T.p. verso.
Different setting of type from 1931 ed., with ill. in different colors.
This version lacks colophon and blank leaves at beginning and end. Cf. Currey, L.W. Science fiction, p. 525.
Description
x, 86, [2] p., [8] leaves of plates : ill. (some color) ; 24 cm
Binding
1/2 blue cloth.
Classification
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