Belloc Objects by Wells, First Edition (21 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very good copy of this first edition, second impression printed in the same month as the first. In publisher's red cloth, no marks or inscriptions, binding sound with little wear, very slight foxing to a few pages. From the library of the late John Hammond, founder of the H G Wells Society.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition.

Wrappers. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Spine ends worn, else a nice tight copy of Wells's scathing reply to Belloc's critcism of The Outline of History.

Hardcover in Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition bound in tan boards with paper labels along the spine and upper board and bumped corners - uncut pages and internally bright with a tape repaired and reinforced chipped soiled dust jacket.

Condition: Fair. First edition copy. . Acceptable dust jacket. First US edition. Writing inside. (history, essay, religion, christianity, catholicism).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 55 pages. There are two ownership signatures on the front paste down; the other fault is with four hinges: the one along the titles in the Forum series has been reinforced with clear tape; ditto the hinge along the copyright page and between pages 8-9, though here the tape is missing leaving only the vertical stain; the hinge along the title page is cracked, though the binding remains very good and there are minor neat pencil annotation along the blank edge of page 37. despite these faults, it remains an attractive copy. Includes two full page sketches by Low, one of Wells, one of Belloc. "Mr. Belloc Objects to "The Outline of History" is a 1926 short book written by the British novelist H. G. Wells as a rebuttal of the criticism of historian Hilaire Belloc. In 1926, Belloc published his A Companion to Mr. Wells's "Outline of History" as a critique of Wells' earlier historical textbook, The Outline of History. A devout Roman Catholic, Belloc was deeply offended by Wells' treatment of Christianity in The Outline." (Wikipedia).

Condition: near fine. 1st edition in Wrappers. vii, 55pp. 12mo. Orange card wrappers with black lettering on spine and back cover. Black lettering with column and square border decoration on front cover. Slight soiling to wrappers with small tears to ends of spine. Slight creasing to top right corner. Publishers advertisements on verso of wrappers. Two B/W frontis' with illustrated portraits of Wells and Belloc. Internally bright and clean. A near fine copy. near fine Wells Society 96. The Forum Series. "The verbal blows exchanged between Wells and Belloc over the Outline of History seem to have entertained a largely impartial public".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Illustrated with two plates by Low (illustrator). 1st Edition. All books outside UK sent airmail and over £30 tracked and inside UK signed for. PayPal accepted. All dust wrappers are film protected. First edition. Subtitled "To the Outline of History". Original red cloth, one corner bruised in dust wrapper which is a little marked and chipped and a little edge wear. Complete with original price at front.

Hardcover. Condition: F/NF, DJ. First Edition. HB.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. First Edition. First Edition in a fine dust jacket (1926). Free from all markings, annotations, and inscriptions. Internally fine, with a small, light stain to ffep. Dust jacket is clean and unclipped, no tears or conspicuous damage, very minor edge wear only. Spine is a little toned. (Now in a protective plastic cover to preserve quality.) Red cloth with bold black titling to the spine and front. The boards remain in fine condition, with some very light rubbing. Twin pictorial frontis (Belloc and Wells), vii + 55pp. Collectable.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. In the Forum Series. An uncommonly well preserved copy. Appears unread, without inscriptions. vi, 55 pp. With two cartoons at front. The publisher's red covers, titled in black, are near flawless. The text block with hint of age toning otherwise flawless. The orange jacket with nicks to the corners of the fold-overs and spine tips. Partly split at the foot but without loss.The spine and fold-overs are lightly darkened, more so at the spine area. Priced at 1 shilling.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Series: The forum series. Physical description: vii, 55 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 19 cm. Caricatures of Belloc and Wells by Low. Subjects: Wells, H. G. (Herbert George) - 1866-1946. Outline of history. Natural selection. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Red boards, black titles, shelf worn and faded on spine. Two plates before title page. Binding cracked in the middle pages but not separated. DJ is faded from the original orange, not price clipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Cloth/no dust jacket Octavo. red cloth, black lettering, no dust jacket, 55 pp first edition spine torn towards the middle covers lightly worn Standard shipping (no tracking) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders.

Condition: very good. 1st hardcover edition. vii, 55pp. Small octavo. Red cloth covered boards with black lettering on spine and front cover. Black border on front board. Front board bowed slightly. Slight edgewear to boards. Spine is stained, faded and lightly worn. Previous owners name on front free endpaper. Two B/W frontis' with illustrated portraits of Wells and Belloc. A few small spots of foxing to preliminaries and outer edges, else it is internally bright and clean. In orange dust jacket with black lettering. Column border illustration to front cover. Jacket shows some darkening and discolouration (especially near spine) as well as some light chipping near edges. A nice copy in a very good jacket. very good Wells Society 96. The Forum Series. "The verbal blows exchanged between Wells and Belloc over the Outline of History seem to have entertained a largely impartial public".

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Series: The forum series. Physical description: vii, 55 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 19 cm. Caricatures of Belloc and Wells by Low. Subjects: Wells, H. G. (Herbert George) - 1866-1946. Outline of history. Natural selection. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition. Small 8vo. vii + (1) +55 + (1)pp. 2 plate drawings as frontis Publisher's red cloth covers,black lettering + banding on front & spine. Brown printed dw, black lettering , black twin Greek columns holding up cartouche on front, not clipped. White eps. Neat signature on fep. Covers : slight 0.2cm shelf knocks bottom edge & bottom corner & bottom of spine, small 0.5cm mark rear, slight dust marks along top. Dw : browning + 4cm closed split to spine, slight rubs at corners. Contents : title page slight foxed, slight browning to eps else clan & tight. VG/VG.

First edition. The scarcer hardback issue. A title in The Forum Series. Octavo. 55 pages. Caricatures of the two protagonists by Low.Edges lightly spotted. Top corners of covers slightly bumped. Very good in very good dustwrapper darkened at the spine and with a few nicks.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 1926 First Edition Hardcover Fine/Fine Watts & Co, Pub, London, 1926, 1st edition; 'The Forum Series'; fine condition with a fine dust jacket; H G Wells, Modern First Editions.

8vo., First Edition, with 2 fine caricatures as frontispiece; original red cloth, upper board framed and lettered in black, backstrip lettered in black, uncut, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published in The Forum series, a bright copy of the scarcest cloth issue of the famous literary polemic. EXTREMELY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.

First British edition of Wellsâ polemical defense of The Outline of History against Hilaire Bellocâs criticisms. Octavo, original publisher's cloth, illustrated. From the collection of British science fiction author Christopher Priest. Priestâs most famous works include The Inverted World (1974), the interconnected âDream Archipelagoâ series, and The Prestige (1995), which was adapted into the 2006 Academy Award nominee film of the same name by Christopher Nolan and starring Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson, and Michael Caine. Very good in a good dust jacket. Mr. Belloc Objects to âThe Outline of Historyâ (1926) by H. G. Wells is a spirited polemical exchange arising from Hilaire Bellocâs sharp critique of Wellsâ ambitious historical survey, The Outline of History. In this compact yet pointed work, Wells defends his interpretation of world history against Bellocâs Catholic and distributist objections, turning what began as review and rebuttal into a broader debate about historiography, religion, and the philosophical foundations of civilization. The text captures a moment of intellectual confrontation between two formidable public thinkers, illuminating the tensions between secular progressivism and traditionalist critique in the interwar period. At once argumentative and revealing, it stands as a vivid example of early twentieth-century literary controversy conducted on grand ideological terms.