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H.G. Wells – The Time Machine – First Wrappered Edition 1895
£7,500.00
A first edition, first printing, wrappered issue, with 152 pages but no catalogue of advertisements to the rear. Bound in card wraps – possibly later, but perhaps a printer’s copy, lightly soiled. Ink titles to the front cover and spine. Wear and light loss to the final page of text. First few corners with corner loss – no inscriptions. An intriguing if not anomalous item
A foundational work of science fiction exploring time travel and social evolution. The unnamed Time Traveller journeys far into the future, discovering a divided humanity: the childlike Eloi and the subterranean Morlocks. Wells uses this speculative framework to critique Victorian class structures, industrial exploitation, and complacent progressivism. Blending scientific imagination with philosophical inquiry, the novel questions whether technological advancement leads to moral improvement. Its vivid imagery and conceptual daring established themes that shaped modern science fiction.
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A first edition, first printing, wrappered issue, with 152 pages but no catalogue of advertisements to the rear. Bound in card wraps – possibly later, but perhaps a printer’s copy, lightly soiled. Ink titles to the front cover and spine. Wear and light loss to the final page of text. First few corners with corner loss – no inscriptions. An intriguing if not anomalous item
A foundational work of science fiction exploring time travel and social evolution. The unnamed Time Traveller journeys far into the future, discovering a divided humanity: the childlike Eloi and the subterranean Morlocks. Wells uses this speculative framework to critique Victorian class structures, industrial exploitation, and complacent progressivism. Blending scientific imagination with philosophical inquiry, the novel questions whether technological advancement leads to moral improvement. Its vivid imagery and conceptual daring established themes that shaped modern science fiction.
