1899 1st US ed When the Sleeper Wakes HG Wells Dystopia
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1899 1st US ed When the Sleeper Wakes HG Wells Dystopian SciFi Novel Illustrated
“If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.”
― H.G. Wells
Herbert George Wells was an English writer who wrote books in a number of genres but is most remembered for his works of science fiction such as ‘The Time Machine’, ‘War of the Worlds’, and ‘The First Men in the Moon.’
In 1898, Wells published another dystopian ‘sci-fi’ novel – ‘When the Sleeper Wakes’ – which follows the story of a man who sleeps for over two hundred years finding out he is the richest man in London upon his waking. The story was rewritten in 1910 under the title ‘The Sleeper Awakes’.Item number: #4599
Price: $499
WELLS, H.G.
When the sleeper wakes
New York ; London : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1899. First U.S. edition
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
329p
Illustrated with 15 engravings
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
Size: ~7.5in X 5in (19cm x 12.5cm)
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“If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.”
― H.G. Wells
Herbert George Wells was an English writer who wrote books in a number of genres but is most remembered for his works of science fiction such as ‘The Time Machine’, ‘War of the Worlds’, and ‘The First Men in the Moon.’
In 1898, Wells published another dystopian ‘sci-fi’ novel – ‘When the Sleeper Wakes’ – which follows the story of a man who sleeps for over two hundred years finding out he is the richest man in London upon his waking. The story was rewritten in 1910 under the title ‘The Sleeper Awakes’.Item number: #4599
Price: $499
WELLS, H.G.
When the sleeper wakes
New York ; London : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1899. First U.S. edition
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
329p
Illustrated with 15 engravings
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
Size: ~7.5in X 5in (19cm x 12.5cm)
Our Guarantee:
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Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
4599
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1899 1st US ed When the Sleeper Wakes HG Wells Dystopian SciFi Novel Illustrated
“If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.”
― H.G. Wells
Herbert George Wells was an English writer who wrote books in a number of genres but is most remembered for his works of science fiction such as ‘The Time Machine’, ‘War of the Worlds’, and ‘The First Men in the Moon.’
In 1898, Wells published another dystopian ‘sci-fi’ novel – ‘When the Sleeper Wakes’ – which follows the story of a man who sleeps for over two hundred years finding out he is the richest man in London upon his waking. The story was rewritten in 1910 under the title ‘The Sleeper Awakes’.Item number: #4599
Price: $499
WELLS, H.G.
When the sleeper wakes
New York ; London : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1899. First U.S. edition
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
329p
Illustrated with 15 engravings
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
Size: ~7.5in X 5in (19cm x 12.5cm)
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
4599
“If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.”
― H.G. Wells
Herbert George Wells was an English writer who wrote books in a number of genres but is most remembered for his works of science fiction such as ‘The Time Machine’, ‘War of the Worlds’, and ‘The First Men in the Moon.’
In 1898, Wells published another dystopian ‘sci-fi’ novel – ‘When the Sleeper Wakes’ – which follows the story of a man who sleeps for over two hundred years finding out he is the richest man in London upon his waking. The story was rewritten in 1910 under the title ‘The Sleeper Awakes’.Item number: #4599
Price: $499
WELLS, H.G.
When the sleeper wakes
New York ; London : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1899. First U.S. edition
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
329p
Illustrated with 15 engravings
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
Size: ~7.5in X 5in (19cm x 12.5cm)
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
4599
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Excellent.
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