The Autocracy of Mr. Parham. His Remarkable Adventures in This Changing World

Wells, H. G.

Published by Garden City, New York Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. 1930, 1930

About this Item

1st American Edition. 1p.l.,[vi],328pp. Small Octavo in original brown cloth and yellow endpapers. Brown lettering and rule decoration on boards. Slight whitish discolouration to bottom of boards. With light bumping to ends of spine and corners. Red top edge, others uncut. In dust jacket with slight fading (especially to spine), chipping along edges, some soiling, with several small closed tears, wear and creases. Inner corners of jacket trimmed. Plates from 10 illustrations by David Low. 3 lines in pencil re Low illustrations on front free endpaper. very good The first US edition of the book. The first UK edition is 108 in Wells Society "The story tells how a history don at Oxford falls asleep during a seance and dreams he had become Lord Paramount of the Empire. Among the characters is a thinly-disguised caricature of Winston Churchill.". Seller Inventory # 104319

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Autocracy of Mr. Parham. His Remarkable ...

Publisher: Garden City, New York Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. 1930

Publication Date: 1930

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: very good

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: 1st Edition