Item #72000 THE WAR IN THE AIR: And Particularly How Mr. Bert Smallways Fared While It Lasted. H. G. Wells.
THE WAR IN THE AIR: And Particularly How Mr. Bert Smallways Fared While It Lasted.
THE WAR IN THE AIR: And Particularly How Mr. Bert Smallways Fared While It Lasted.
THE WAR IN THE AIR: And Particularly How Mr. Bert Smallways Fared While It Lasted.
THE WAR IN THE AIR: And Particularly How Mr. Bert Smallways Fared While It Lasted.

THE WAR IN THE AIR: And Particularly How Mr. Bert Smallways Fared While It Lasted.

London: George Bell and Sons, 1908. First edition. In first-issue binding without mounted illustration on front cover and with gilt stamping to front and spine. The story of a Cockney cycle-repairer carried off by a drifting balloon and caught up in a surprise German air attack on New York City -- which in turn precipitates the collapse of civilization. 8vo blue cloth; 389 pages plus 2 pages of ads; 15 full-plate Illustrations by A. C. Michael, including frontis. About very good with endpapers darkened (offset from binding), scattered foxing, spine slightly toned, and light rubbing to spine ends and folds.
Item #72000

Price: $300.00

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