Contributing The First Men in the Moon; [together with] Strange Studies from Life; A Visit to Tennyson; [In] The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly. Vol. XXI.
Language: English
Published by George Newnes, Limited, London, 1901
- First Edition
- Hardcover
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WELLS, H. G. (1866–1946); DOYLE, Arthur Conan (1859–1930); CARROLL, Lewis (1832–1898); et al. The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly. Vol. XXI. January–June 1901. London: George Newnes, Limited, 1901. First Edition. Contains six consecutive installments of the first British serial appearance of H. G. Wells’s The First Men in the Moon, comprising Chapters VI–XXI and illustrated by Claude Allin Shepperson. The complete Strand serialization began in December 1900 and continued through August 1901. Also contains the First Appearances of Arthur Conan Doyle’s three Strange Studies from Life: The Holocaust of Manor Place, The Love Affair of George Vincent Parker, and The Debatable Case of Mrs. Emsley, illustrated by Sidney Paget. Also included is A British Commando: An Interview with Conan Doyle by Captain Philip Trevor, illustrated with eight photographs. Of additional literary interest is Lewis Carroll’s A Visit to Tennyson, the posthumously published 1859 letter describing his visit to Alfred Tennyson at Farringford. Large Octavo (8vo). Original publisher’s blue pictorial cloth, front board and spine decorated and lettered in gilt and black; all edges gilt. Profusely illustrated throughout with full-page and in-text illustrations. Further notable contents include Alfred Dreyfus’s My Life on Devil’s Island; Robert Barr’s The Mystery of the Expert, illustrated by Alfred Pearce; Some Personal Characteristics of Queen Victoria, illustrated from photographs, drawings, and facsimiles; and John Arthur Barry’s Sea Stories, Parts I–IV. Contents generally clean and unmarked, with occasional foxing and scattered marks. Binding remains sound and square. Cloth boards with moderate to heavy rubbing and wear; spine faded, with fraying and chipping to the crown and tail. Gilt edges remain bright. A Good copy containing important first serial and periodical appearances by H. G. Wells and Arthur Conan Doyle, together with Lewis Carroll’s posthumous A Visit to Tennyson. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover; Illustrated.].…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Contributing The First Men in the Moon; [together with] Strange Studies from Life; A Visit to Tennyson; [In] The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly. Vol. XXI.
- Author
- WELLS, H. G. (1866–1946); DOYLE, Arthur Conan (1859–1930); CARROLL, Lewis (1832–1898); et al.
- Publisher
- George Newnes, Limited, London
- Publication year
- 1901
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- SHEPPERSON, Claude Allin (1867–1921); PAGET, Sidney (1860–1908); et al.
- Edition
- 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition
- Dimensions
- 7 inches width by 9.5 inches height by 0 inches depth
- Seller catalogs
- 19th Century & Victorian Literature, Arthur Conan Doyle & Sherlockian, Collected Works & Multi-Volume Sets, Detective Mystery & Thriller Fiction, H. G. Wells, Illustrated, Lewis Carroll & Alice, Literature & Classics, Periodicals
Redeemed Rare Books
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Founded in 2002, Redeemed Rare Books specializes in rare and collectible literature, with a particular emphasis on 19th-century and Victorian works in both book and periodical form. Principal areas include Charles Dickens, C. S. Lewis, Lewis Carroll, Arthur Conan Doyle, Wilkie Collins, H. G. Wells, Jules Verne, and Edgar Allan Poe, together with related authors and illustrators. Our inventory includes first and early editions, illustrated books, original serial publications, fine bindings, and distinctive editions of enduring works of literature.…
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