After Wells (10 results)

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Horrabin, J.F. (Maps and Plans) (illustrator). Book Club Edition. H.G. Wells is remembered today as the science fiction writer who created "The War of The Worlds." Performed as a radio play, it struck panic in a large population of American people in 1938. But Wells was a very prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction. This featured two-volume work might, in fact, be the most important work available for today's global population, who are panic struck about climate change, worldwide political movements, and other changes taking place that seem out of our control. In about 1920, he published "The Outline of History," that became at once very popular. It was translated into numerous languages and sold more than 2 million copies world-wide. Wells' purpose was to tell, "truly and clearly, in one continuous narrative, the whole story of life and mankind, so far as it is known today." He produced several revisions during his lifetime to keep it current. He worked to make sure it was written plainly for the general reader. The last revision in his lifetime was in 1937. It has many interesting perspectives on the thinking and actions of different leaders and cultures of different times.  H.G. Wells, in full Herbert George Wells, (1866-1946), English novelist, journalist, sociologist, and historian best known for such science fiction novels as The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds, comic novels as well as this history. A relevant example for us today is his description of "Muhammad and Islam," which begins in Volume I, page 475 and continues into the beginning of the second volume. It would also do well for mankind of the earth today to read what Wells discovered about climate change, with no bias toward political or financial gain. Many revised versions were produced during Wells's lifetime, and the author kept notes on factual corrections he received from around the world. The last revision in his lifetime was published in 1937. In 1949 an expanded version was produced by Raymond Postgate, who extended the narrative to include the Second World War, and later revisions up to 1969. Postgate wrote that "readers wish to hear the views of Wells, not those of Postgate," and endeavoured to preserve Wells's voice throughout. This two-volume, book club edition, was revised and updated in 1961 by Raymond Postgate to bring the work up-to-date, to include World War II. Each volume is about 6? x 8 ½? x 1 ½? and bound in red paper-covered boards. This set retains the original dust jackets, which differ only by the designation of Volume I or II on the spines. The top edge of the panel across the front of each dust jacket notes "over two million copies published."  Volume I runs from i-xx, then page 1 to 504; Volume II from 505 to 1027 including an extensive chronological table and index. Both volumes in this set look as if they?ve sat on the shelf for all these years, with only slight signs of shelf-wear but one major flaws or damage to volume One: half a page was torn out of end papers of volume One. Minor nicks along edges & sun faded spines of DJs. Both volumes are tight and square. There is red-tint highlighting the top edges of the pages. The text itself is complete, clean and unmarked, however a POS on ffep of Volume 1 and stain on ffep of volume 2. . The dust jackets as might be expected show a bit of shelf wear and yellowing with age. The dust jackets have tears stabilized with tape. This is a complete set of one of Wells major works. It should also be noted that Wells' talent and skill as a writer is in evidence throughout and still relevant today. Copyrights 1961, 1956, 1949, 1940, 1931 & 1921. This production is 1961 copyright, as a "Book Club Edition." Print-run info not found. Manufactured in U.S.A. No LCCN, ISBN nor MSR. Due to the oversize and weight of the book additional shipping cost may be requested/required for EXPEDITED and OUT-OF-U.S.A. shipment in accordance with destination. Prior Owner Name No Value.

Condition: Good. Folio. Black and white wood engravings. Very Good. Provenance: From the collection of the late Frederick G. Ruffner, Jr., founder of Gale Research, Detroit.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Book Club Edition. H.G. Wells is remembered today as the science fiction writer who created "The War of The Worlds." Performed as a radio play, it struck panic in a large population of American people in 1938. But Wells was a very prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction. This featured two-volume work might, in fact, be the most important work available for today's global population, who are panic struck about climate change, worldwide political movements, and other changes taking place that seem out of our control. In about 1920, he published "The Outline of History," that became at once very popular. It was translated into numerous languages and sold more than 2 million copies world-wide. Wells' purpose was to tell, "truly and clearly, in one continuous narrative, the whole story of life and mankind, so far as it is known today." He produced several revisions during his lifetime to keep it current. He worked to make sure it was written plainly for the general reader. It has many interesting perspectives on the thinking and actions of different leaders and cultures of different times. H.G. Wells, in full Herbert George Wells, (1866-1946), English novelist, journalist, sociologist, and historian best known for such science fiction novels as The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds, comic novels as well as this history. A relevant example for us today is his description of "Muhammad and Islam," which begins in Volume I, page 598 and continues into the beginning of the second volume. It would also do well for mankind of the earth today to read what Wells discovered about climate change, with no bias toward political or financial gain. Many revised versions were produced during Wells's lifetime, and the author kept notes on factual corrections he received from around the world. His last revision in his lifetime was published in 1937. The illustrator, James Francis "Frank" Horrabin (1884?1962), was an English socialist and sometimes Communist radical writer and cartoonist. In 1949, an expanded version was produced by Raymond Postgate (1896-1971), who extended the narrative to include the Second World War, and later revisions up to 1969. Postgate wrote that "readers wish to hear the views of Wells, not those of Postgate," and endeavored to preserve Wells' voice throughout. This two-volume, book club edition, was revised and updated in 1949 by Raymond Postgate to bring the work up to date, to include World War II. Each volume is about 6" x 8 ½" x 1 ½" and bound in red paper-covered boards with blue spines, gold lettering & designs on spine, but no dust jackets. Volume I numbering from i to xviii, then page 1 to 652; Volume II has 3 unnumbered pages, then from 653 to 1288 including an extensive chronological table and index. Both volumes in this set look as if they've sat on the shelf for all these years, with only slight signs of shelf-wear with no major flaws or damage. Both volumes are tight and square. There is red tint highlighting the top edges of the pages. The text itself is complete, clean and unmarked, however a POS address sticker is pasted inside front cover of Volume 1. This is a complete set of one of Wells major works. It should also be noted that Wells' talent and skill as a writer is in evidence throughout and still relevant today. Copyrights 1949, 1940, 1931 & 1921. This production is of 1949 copyright. Print-run info not found.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Multiple including after Sir George Richmond R. A., F. Winterhalter, and H. T. Wells. (illustrator). This illuminating selection of Queen Victoria's correspondence in three volumes with several monochrome plate illustrations, full bound in blind stamped red cloth. This smart three volume set in the publisher's original, blind stamped, full cloth binding.Illustrated with sixteen monochrome plates after portraits of Queen Victoria across the three volumes, including a frontispiece to each volume. Collated complete.A selection of Queen Victoria's correspondence between 1837 and 1861, edited by Lord Esher, a British historian and Liberal Party politician, and, Arthur Benson, an essayist and poet who wrote The Upton Letters (1905) and From a College Window (1906). These three volumes offer fascinating insight into several key events and relationships in the life and reign of Queen Victoria, including the British Raj, the French colonial occupation of Algeria, and the death of both her mother, Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, and husband, Prince Albert, in 1961. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally, generally very smart with one or two minor handling marks and slight fading to the spine's cloth. Some rubbing and bumping to the spines' head and tails and extremities, with one fractional split to the cloth at the head of the spine of Volume III. Internally, some sections of the binding are strained. Pages are lightly age toned, heaviest to the endpapers, however are generally bright and clean with just the odd minor handling mark, age spot, closed tear, and chip, not impacting text. Very Good. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Alvin Langdon Coburn (Frontispiece after a photograph by Alvin Langdon Coburn.)(Interior Artist) (illustrator). The Country of the Blind by H. G. Wells (1st Separate Edition) Rubbing to extremities with a chipped spine top and tear to spine bootom. First separate edition. Privately printed, Christmas 1915. Pictorial boards with printed paper label to cover. BOOK.

Condition: Good. Folio. 28 x 42.5 cm. Contemporary black morocco with gilt dentelles on the edges of the covers and hte spine. Spine repaired and repair on lower front cover. 60 soft ground etchings, full page plates, many handcoloured. References: Abbey, Life,in England, no. 203.; OCLC Number :9369595.

Condition: Good. Hand-colored wood engraving. 41 x 30 cm (sheet). Text on verso. Very Good, a light stain at right sheet edge.

Condition: Good. 13" x 20.5" (image size). Good with miniscule tear at left edge. Wood cut engraving.

A wooded landscape with a small house on the left. Lettered below image: "From the Original in the Collection of Geo. Hibbert Esqr.", with production detail: "T. Gainsborough Delt.", "W.F. Wells sculp." and publication line: "Published by W.F. Wells & J. Laportee". ca. 1820. Soft ground etching on paper; total: 239 x 307 mm; this print was included, hand-tinted and without the reference to Hobbert's collection, in Wells & Laporte's 'English Scenery' collection of prints after the drawings of Gainsborough.