The Autocracy of Mr. Parham — H. G. Wells — First American Edition — Doubleday, Doran & Company, Garden City, New York, 1930 — Illustrated by David Low

Wells, H.G.

Published by Doubleday, Doran and Company, Garden City, N.Y., 1930

About this Item

First American Edition. Publisher?s original brown cloth binding, Doubleday, Doran and Company, Garden City, New York, 1930. Brown cloth boards with dark brown embossed lettering and ruled lines to the front board; spine lettered to match, now sun-tanned, with fraying and chipping at the crown and light wear at the heel. Binding remains sound. Pages are clean and unmarked throughout, with deckled edges and printer?s tint to the top edge. Yellow glossy endpapers present. Neat previous owner?s bookplate to the front pastedown. Includes publisher?s advertisement for other works by H. G. Wells. No dust jacket.

Condition: Very Good with sound binding; clean, unmarked pages. Noticeable sun-toning to spine with fraying and chipping at the crown; minor wear to corners. An honest, well-preserved copy with typical wear for the period.

Collector?s Note:
The Autocracy of Mr. Parham (1930) is one of H. G. Wells?s most incisive interwar political satires, written during a period of deep engagement with questions of power, nationalism, and mass psychology. Published simultaneously in Britain and the United States, the novel reflects Wells?s growing disillusionment with authoritarian movements emerging across Europe between the wars. This American edition is further distinguished by the satirical illustrations of David Low, one of the era?s most influential political cartoonists, whose visual commentary complements Wells?s narrative critique. Long overshadowed by Wells?s scientific romances, Mr. Parham has gained renewed scholarly and collector interest as a prescient literary response to early twentieth-century political extremism.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Autocracy of Mr. Parham ? H. G. Wells ? First American Edition ? Doubleday, Doran & Company, Garden City, New York, 1930 ? Illustrated by David Low
• Publisher: Doubleday, Doran and Company, Garden City, N.Y.
• Publication Date: 1930
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback, cloth
• Illustrator: Low, David
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good-
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Dimensions: 5.25W x 7.75H x 0D centimeters 5.25 centimeters width by 7.75 centimeters height by 0 centimeters depth
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literature and Classics
  • H.G. Wells
  • Modern First Editions