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THE KING WHO WAS A KING [ First Edition w/ DJ ]
by Wells, H. G
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
London: Ernest Benn. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1929. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 254 pages; Clean and tight in original brown cloth binding in very nice dustjacket. An excellent example of this fascinating Wells' title with a striking dust wrapper (incorporating sprockets, like film stock) designed by the documentary filmaker Paul Rotha. Wells wrote this film scenario as an effort to spread his ideas for a world state to the cinema audience. When he was unable to find a benefactor to produce the film, he converted it into this novel. The central issue is the question - Is one man justified in shedding the blood of another, in order to avert the greater catastrophe of war?; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antiquarian Book Shop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 39045
- Title
- THE KING WHO WAS A KING [ First Edition w/ DJ ]
- Author
- Wells, H. G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- Ernest Benn
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- Modern Firsts Literature Science Fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern First Editions;
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About the Seller
Antiquarian Book Shop
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Washington, District of Columbia
About Antiquarian Book Shop
At The Antiquarian Book Shop, located in Georgetown - an historic neighborhood of Washington, D.C. we have been buying, selling & appraising rare, interesting and scholarly books in Georgetown for more than 30 years. Over those many years we have taken great pleasure from satisfying our customers' eclectic literary requirements in the shop and hope to continue in that tradition now that we have moved our operation on-line.Currently, our catalogued inventory includes about 4,000 books from the sixteenth century through the twentieth century in a variety of subject areas. Our stock comprises antiquarian books, collectible books and scholarly books, as well as a selection of antique prints and ephemera.The books listed here represent only a small portion of our total inventory. We are in the process of cataloguing the extensive holdings in our warehouse (15,000+ books) and hope to flesh out these pages over the months to come. Our new format allows us to expand & update our listings frequently. We have included images of many items listed to better convey their quality and condition.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.