THE WAR IN THE AIR, and Particularly How Mr. Bert Smallways Fared While It Lasted. ML# 5.1, BONI AND LIVERIGHT, TRUE FIRST MODERN LIBRARY, 1917, No Catalog # 1 at Front, but all Point for FIRST.

WELLS, H.G., Written by (1866-1946) English Author, now best known for his work in the science fiction genre.

Published by New York: Boni & Liveright / Modern Library. BONI LIVERIGHT EDITION, May 1917.

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SHEPARDSON BOOKSTALL, 20 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE. RARE SURVIVING, ONE OF A KIND, BOOK, TRUE FIRST BONI AND LIVERIGHT EDITION, No Catalog at Front, which is a First Point as well as Green Leatherette; Spine #1, Green Marble Endpapers; page 85 had tear which I taped back together; worn on bottom edge and tip of corners (See Scans). STORY: The War in the Air is a military science fiction novel by H. G. Wells, written in four months in 1907 and serialized and published in 1908 in The Pall Mall Magazine, is like many of Wells's works notable for its prophetic ideas, images, and concepts in this case, the use of the aircraft for the purpose of warfare and the coming of World War I. The novel's hero is Bert Smallways, a "forward-thinking young man" and a "kind of bicycle engineer of the let's-'ave-a-look-at-it and enamel-chipping variety." SHEPARDSON BOOKSTALL, 20 YEARS OF ExCELLENCE. Seller Inventory # 2341

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Title: THE WAR IN THE AIR, and Particularly How Mr....

Publisher: New York: Boni & Liveright / Modern Library. BONI LIVERIGHT EDITION, May 1917.

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket