1908, ISBN: fb79ae9e99fa5c2519f843240cf394a2

Hardcover

[PU: George Bell and Sons, London], CATASTROPHE FICTION; DYSTOPIA; FUTURE WAR; TALE OF THE FUTURE; UTOPIAN LITERATURE; EDWARDIAN WAR, Octavo, pp. [i-iv] v [vi] vii [viii] [1] 2-389 [390: … More...

[PU: George Bell and Sons, London], CATASTROPHE FICTION; DYSTOPIA; FUTURE WAR; TALE OF THE FUTURE; UTOPIAN LITERATURE; EDWARDIAN WAR, Octavo, pp. [i-iv] v [vi] vii [viii] [1] 2-389 [390: printer's imprint] [391-392: ads], sixteen inserted plates with illustrations by A. C. Michael, original blue cloth, front panel stamped in blind, spine panel stamped in gold and blind, color pictorial paper inlay on front panel, fore and bottom edges untrimmed. First edition, later binding. THE WAR IN THE AIR "is a remarkable rarity in being a future war novel which uses the viewpoint of ordinary people and deals primarily with the effects of aerial warfare on those ordinary people . the shape of Wells's argument brings him to a conclusion very different from that characteristic of the future war novels written before 1914: civilization is virtually obliterated, and the Scientific Age is brought to an end." - Stableford, Scientific Romance in Britain 1890-1950, p. 72. Kingsley Amis (New Maps of Hell) terms this novel the "most forceful" of Wells's scientific romances. Anatomy of Wonder (1976) 2-170; (1981) 1-178; (1987) 1-104; (1995) 104; and (2004) II-1233. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 2339. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 801. Clarke, Tale of the Future (1978), p. 36. Clarke, Voices Prophesying War 1763-1984, p. 236. Gerber, Utopian Fantasy (1973), p. 145. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, pp. 227-28. Negley, Utopian Literature: A Bibliography 1179. Survey of Science Fiction Literature V, pp. 2407-10. Bleiler (1978), p. 205. Reginald 15106. Currey (2002), p. 425 (binding C). Hammond B11. Wells 35. Wells Society 36. Cloth rubbed at spine ends, corner tips and along outer joints, hairline crack along inner rear hinge which is a bit tender, a very good copy. Overall, a clean, attractive copy. (#80429)<

1908, ISBN: fb79ae9e99fa5c2519f843240cf394a2

Hardcover

[PU: George Bell and Sons, London], CATASTROPHE FICTION; DYSTOPIA; FUTURE WAR; TALE OF THE FUTURE; UTOPIAN LITERATURE; EDWARDIAN WAR, Octavo, pp. [i-iv] v [vi] vii [viii] [1] 2-389 [390: … More...

[PU: George Bell and Sons, London], CATASTROPHE FICTION; DYSTOPIA; FUTURE WAR; TALE OF THE FUTURE; UTOPIAN LITERATURE; EDWARDIAN WAR, Octavo, pp. [i-iv] v [vi] vii [viii] [1] 2-389 [390: printer's imprint] [391-392: ads], sixteen inserted plates with illustrations by A. C. Michael, original blue cloth, front panel stamped in blind, spine panel stamped in gold and blind, color pictorial paper inlay on front panel. First edition, later binding. THE WAR IN THE AIR "is a remarkable rarity in being a future war novel which uses the viewpoint of ordinary people and deals primarily with the effects of aerial warfare on those ordinary people . the shape of Wells's argument brings him to a conclusion very different from that characteristic of the future war novels written before 1914: civilization is virtually obliterated, and the Scientific Age is brought to an end." - Stableford, Scientific Romance in Britain 1890-1950, p. 72. Kingsley Amis (New Maps of Hell) terms this novel the "most forceful" of Wells's scientific romances. Anatomy of Wonder (1976) 2-170; (1981) 1-178; (1987) 1-104; (1995) 104; and (2004) II-1233. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 2339. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 801. Clarke, Tale of the Future (1978), p. 36. Clarke, Voices Prophesying War 1763-1984, p. 236. Gerber, Utopian Fantasy (1973), p. 145. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, pp. 227-28. Negley, Utopian Literature: A Bibliography 1179. Survey of Science Fiction Literature V, pp. 2407-10. Bleiler (1978), p. 205. Reginald 15106. Currey (2002), p. 425 (binding C). Hammond B11. Wells 35. Wells Society 36. Cloth quite worn, inner front hinge cracked, binding a bit shaken, all plates present, but two are loose, a reading copy. (#170924)<

1908, ISBN: fb79ae9e99fa5c2519f843240cf394a2

Hardcover

[SC: 9.8], [PU: London, George Bell and Sons (Chiswick Press), 1908.], LITERATUR, ILLUSTRIERTE BÜCHER NACH 1880, WELLS, THE WAR IN AIR AND PARTICULARLY HOW MR. BERT SMALLWAYS FARED WHILE … More...

[SC: 9.8], [PU: London, George Bell and Sons (Chiswick Press), 1908.], LITERATUR, ILLUSTRIERTE BÜCHER NACH 1880, WELLS, THE WAR IN AIR AND PARTICULARLY HOW MR. BERT SMALLWAYS FARED WHILE IT LASTED, Erster Druck der ersten Ausgabe. - Einband etw. berieben, bestoßen u. fleckig. Vorsätze stärker gebräunt. Vortitel m. Eckknick. Schnitt u. tlw. Blattränder stockfleckig. Leicht gebräunt. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1000 8°. Mit Tafeln nach Illustrationen von A. C. Michael. VII, 389 (1) S., 1 Bl., Blauer OLwd.-Bd. m. goldgepr. Deckel- u. Rückentitel.<

1908, ISBN: fb79ae9e99fa5c2519f843240cf394a2

[PU: London, George Bell and Sons (Chiswick Press), 1908.], 8°. Mit Tafeln nach Illustrationen von A. C. Michael. VII, 389 (1) S., 1 Bl., Blauer OLwd.-Bd. m. goldgepr. Deckel- u. Rückenti… More...

[PU: London, George Bell and Sons (Chiswick Press), 1908.], 8°. Mit Tafeln nach Illustrationen von A. C. Michael. VII, 389 (1) S., 1 Bl., Blauer OLwd.-Bd. m. goldgepr. Deckel- u. Rückentitel. Erster Druck der ersten Ausgabe. - Einband etw. berieben, bestoßen u. fleckig. Vorsätze stärker gebräunt. Vortitel m. Eckknick. Schnitt u. tlw. Blattränder stockfleckig. Leicht gebräunt., AT, [SC: 9.80], gewerbliches Angebot, [GW: 1000g], Banküberweisung, Offene Rechnung, PayPal, Offene Rechnung (Vorkasse vorbehalten), Internationaler Versand<