Wells Bliss Reginald (18 results)
Published by George H. Doran Company, New York, 1915
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Peruse the Stacks, ABAA, Gig Harbor, WA, U.S.A.Peruse the Stacks, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst American edition. 8vo, 345pp. Vignette illustrations. Maroon cloth with printed label on front cover and gilt lettering on spine. Very good with toning to label and boards, spine a bit dulled. Last 10 or so pages with slight moisture stain to upper corner.
Published by T. Fisher Unwin Ltd., London, 1915, 1915
Seller: City Basement Books, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaCity Basement Books
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Add to basket8vo, hardback, 342pp. Good condition, given age. No dustwrapper. Red with gilt lettering, drawing at front and lower spine, upper edges gilt. Quite flecked, bumped, front hinge slightly cracked, rear hinge cracked, foxed, endpapers discoloured, owner's name pencilled at free front endpaper, and pencilled but blurred at lower pag…e edges. contents clear and legible. Pictures available on request.
Published by George H. Doran Company, 1915
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Book House in Dinkytown, IOBA, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.Book House in Dinkytown, IOBA
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. (Possible) First American Edition. George H. Doran Co., 1915; no later printings indicated, lacks GHD logo on title/copyright pages (unclear if this is a first edition point for this title); 345pp. "Ambiguous Introduction" by H. G. Wells, who is also the pseudonymous aut…hor of these stories. Binding is sturdy and fully intact; some fraying at corners and ends of spine, else light wear to edges of red cloth boards, title plate on front board and spine lightly toned, black title print remains bold; previous owner book plate on front end page; text, illustrations very good throughout. No dust jacket. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Published by T. Fisher Unwin London 1915, 1915
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaAndrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne
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Add to basket2nd imp. card covers Very Good small octavo 342pp., billusts., Card covers chipped & split at spine o/w a VG copy & internally VG.
Published by T Fisher Unwin, London, 1915
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Muir Books [Robert Muir Old & Rare Books], PERTH, WA, AustraliaMuir Books [Robert Muir Old & Rare Books]
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Add to basketCloth Boards. 1st edition. 1st ed., 8vo., pp 342, light foxing to prelims and edges, top edge gilt., original red cloth boards, gilt dec. on front, b&w text illus, rubbed, bumped, hinges starting to separate at front endpapers and rear endpapers, slight marking to covers. H.G. Wells writing under the pseudonym of Reginal Bliss.
Published by London T. Fisher Unwin, Ltd 1915, 1915
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Aquila Books(Cameron Treleaven) ABAC, Calgary, AB, CanadaAquila Books(Cameron Treleaven) ABAC
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Add to basketCondition: very good. 1st Edition. 342pp. Octavo. Green cloth covered boards with gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Gilt illustration of cartoon man on front cover. Corners and ends of spine show some bumping. Very mild bowing to boards. Foxing to endpapers and scattered through out (concentrated on outer edges of text blo…ck). Gilt top outer edge. Slight cracking at gutter between front endpapers. A nice copy with a few B/W illustrations through out by Wells himself. Wells Society # 56. "This book includes a satirical view of Henry James which brought an end to the friendship between the two writers. Wells wrote a letter on the subject to the Daily News (3RD March, 1916)". The book purports to be by fictional author Reginald Bliss and for some time after Wells denied ownership. The 2nd edition of the book (published in 1920) does, however, acknowledges Wells' authorship on the title page.
Published by Bew York: George Doran., 1915
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.Wittenborn Art Books
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Good. First edition. "Being a First Selection from the Literary Remains of George Boon, Appropriate to the Times, Prepared for publication by Reginald Bliss, with an Ambiguous Introduction by H. G. Wells"--T.p. 8vo. 345 pp., illus. Very good in red cloth, cover lightly soiled, ex-libris John Ruyle label within, in cle…ar protective mylar jacket.
Language: English
Published by T. Fisher Unwin, London, 1915
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA
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Condition: Used - Near fine
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Add to basketGreen Cloth, Gilt. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Dust Jacket. First Edition. 342 Pp. Green Cloth, Gilt. A Near Fine Example, Two Tiny Rubs At Edges, And A 1/4" Tear Along Top Inside Edge Of Front Cover Adjacent To Spine. Gilt Brilliant, No Fading Or Loss Of Color, Inside Hinge Professionally And Invisibl…y Repaired, Light Foxing To Edges Of Page Block. Laid In Loosely Is The Publisher's Advance Letter Regarding The 1920 Re-Publication Of The Book, With Acknowledgment Of The Sole Authorship Of Wells. In The Scarce Dust Jacket, Which Is Bright, Clean, Unfaded, No Soiling Or Dampstaining Or Rubbing, Slight Wear Along Top And Bottom Edges, One 11/16" X 1/4" Chip At Spine Edge Of Rear Panel Not Affecting Lettering, Another 1/8" Square Chip At Top Of Rear Spine Fold, A Few Minute Losses At Corners, A 3" Jagged Tear To Rear Panel Repaired With Tape On The Verso, A Few Very Short [1/8"] Edge Tears, Still, Bright And Clean, Remarkably Well Preserved And Scarce Thus.
Boon, the Mind of Race, the Wild Asses of the Devil and the Last Trump Being a First Selection from the Literary Reamains of George Boon, Appropriate to the Times
Bliss, Reginald with an Ambiguous Introduction By H.G. Wells
Published by George H. Doran, 1915
- Hardcover
Seller: A Squared Books (Don Dewhirst), South Lyon, MI, U.S.A.A Squared Books (Don Dewhirst)
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Missing. **COVER DIFFERENT THAN SHOWN** Red cloth covered boards with black spine titles; title pasted on front board; edges worn, heavier at corners and spine ends; 12mo, 6 3/4" to 7 3/4" tall; interior is clean and unmarked; 345 pages.
More imagesPublished by T. Fisher Unwin Ltd, London, 1920
- Hardcover
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Add to basketCloth. Condition: Very Good. The second edition of this brilliant satirical work by H. G. Wells. The second edition of this work, originally published in 1915.A work of literary satire by H. G. Wells; Wells created the character of Reginald Bliss who is making a book out of some work left behind by an author who died [being Geor…ge Boon.] In this volume, Bliss complains that all he found in his literary remains was "nothing but fragments."Wells denied authorship for quite some time after the publication.This volume is particularly popular for the section in which Wells debates the nature of literature with fellow author Henry James, caricatured in the book.With some illustrations in text throughout. I the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally smart with only minor shelf wear and a slight darkening to the cloth of the spine, with a minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. A small previous owner's inscription to the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. With a minor faint spotting to the occasional leaf, otherwise the pages are bright and clean. With illustrations throughout. Very Good. Unnamed (illustrator). book.
Published by George H. Doran Company, New York, 1915
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Quercus Rare Books, Chico, CA, U.S.A.Quercus Rare Books
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Condition: Used - Near fine
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First American Edition. New York: George H. Doran Company, 1915. A literary satire in which Wells mocks himself as well as Henry James. The Title Page continues with a fiction: "Prepared for publication by Reginald Bliss, with an Ambiguous Introduction by H.G. Wells." The subsequent ed…itions gave up the game, with Wells revealed as the author. This is a Near Fine copy of the First American Edition. Far from a common book. Red cloth binding with a paper title label on the front cover; titling in black on the spine.Clean text; 345 pages. Tiny bit of rub at margins, else a Fine copy. Lacking a dustjacket; in an archival plastic protector. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
More imagesPublished by T. Fisher and Unwin, 1915
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: St Philip's Books, P.B.F.A., B.A., Oxford, United KingdomSt Philip's Books, P.B.F.A., B.A.
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. ~No foxing. Top edges gilt. Endpapers uncracked at gutters. Original green cloth, gilt cartoon man to front board and spine. Spine slightly darkened. Old pictorial bookplate. Owner''s signature dated 1918. 1st edn. Size: 342pp.
Published by FISHER
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Vagabond Books, A.B.A.A., PASADENA, CA, U.S.A.Vagabond Books, A.B.A.A.
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. FIRST. A VERY GOOD FIRST EDITION WITH VARRIENT BINDING . LARRY MCMURTY'S BOOKPLATE.
Published by T. Fisher Unwin Ltd: London, 1915
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: COLD TONNAGE BOOKS, Colyton, DEVON, United KingdomCOLD TONNAGE BOOKS
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Add to basketHardcover. First edition (& 1st printing). With ''An Ambiguous Introduction By H. G. Wells''. ''First published in 1915'' on copyright page. Reprinted in 1920 giving Wells full credit as author, but this is the 1915 1st edition. Rare in the original dustjacket. Light browning to both free endpapers, inked name and date (1917) on… front free endpaper, a VG+ copy in red cloth (with gilt lettering along top page edges) in a fairly good dustjacket with shallow chipping along spine edges and light browning along the spine.
More imagesPublished by T. Fisher Unwin Ltd (1915), London, 1915
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Alkahest Books, Deerfield, IL, U.S.A.Alkahest Books
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Add to baskethardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. first edition. "With An Ambiguous introduction by H.G. Wells." Octavo, green cloth covers with gilt spine titles and gilt design on top cover. Top edge gilt. 342 pages. Foxing on edges of book block and light scattered foxing in text. Dust jacket has chipping at…head and foot of spine and at a couple of corners; some light creasing; spine tanned. H. G Wells uses the pseudonym of Reginal Bliss in this literary satire.
More imagesPublished by Ernest Benn, UK, 1915
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Cheltenham Rare Books, Cheltenham, United KingdomCheltenham Rare Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good ++. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. First Edition. Literary satire by H. G. Wells written by Wells using the pseudonym Reginald Bliss. Illustrated with in-text illustrations by H. G. Wells. A UK first edition, first impression in the uncommon wrapper. THE WRAPPER : The wrapper on this copy is…bright and complete. It is unclipped. It is worn at the edges and shows small nicks out of each of the lading corners. The lettering on the spine is unfaded, the spine ends are rubbed and nicked. Well preserved for a jacket that is over 100 years old. Looks sharp in protective plastic. THE BOOK : The book is square and tight. The boards are bright and clean. The corners are sharp. The spine ends are bruised. The pages are clean - they show gentle marginal toning. The closed page edges are toned and are spotted. There are no loose or dog-eared pages. The binding is solid and without cracked hinges. No previous ownership inscriptions. A decent copy in a protected wrapper. Paypal accepted.
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Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, IndiaTrue World of Books
Contact seller5-star sellerLeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1920 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt band…s. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 328 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 328 Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946,Bliss, Reginald.
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Seller: Gyan Books Pvt. Ltd., Delhi, IndiaGyan Books Pvt. Ltd.
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Add to basketLeather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine l…ends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2025, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1915. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages:- 354, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 354 354.
