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    By H. G. Wells
    London   Macmillan and Co
    8" by 6" vii [2], 3-317 [3], 1-15 [1]pp
    A handsome example of the first edition of this entertaining and thought provoking science fiction novel by the father of the genre, H. G. Wells.
    By H. G. Wells

    1904 The Food of the Gods and How it Came to Earth

    London   Macmillan and Co
    8" by 6" vii [2], 3-317 [3], 1-15 [1]pp
    A handsome example of the first edition of this entertaining and thought provoking science fiction novel by the father of the genre, H. G. Wells.
    £195.00
    : 1kgs / : 964F54
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    Description

    First Edition, Publishers' Original Binding

    The first edition, first issue.

    Currey's priority A binding, variant 1, with top edge gilt and publisher's catalogue dated 20.7.04.

    Currey, p. 519.

    ‘The Food of the Gods’ is a science-fiction novel about a group of scientists who invent a food that speeds up the growth of children, and turns them into giants.

    With nineteen pages of advertisements to the rear.

    With the inscription W & E Catman to the front free endpaper.

    Condition

    In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent, with back strip lightly age toned, and bumps to back strip head and tail. Rear hinge strained, with board a touch tender. Inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally clean and bright.

    Very Good

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