H.G. Wells – Meanwhile; The Picture Of A Lady – First Edition 1927
£35.00
A first edition, first printing of Meanwhile: The Picture of a Lady by H. G. Wells, published by Ernest Benn, London in 1927. A very good copy free from internal inscriptions, boards bound in publisher’s original brown cloth with gilt titling to the spine, pushing to the foot of the spine, boards with a little shelf-wear, toning and foxing to the text block, foxing to the prelims and a former retail label to the rear paste-down.
Meanwhile: The Picture of a Lady by H. G. Wells follows Arnold Hickson, a wealthy idler whose life is upended when he meets the enchanting Lady Catherine. Their relationship unfolds against a backdrop of social change, modern anxieties and shifting moral values. Wells blends romantic intrigue with satire, contrasting personal longing with the chaotic pace of contemporary life. The novel reflects on aging, desire and the search for meaning, using Hickson’s infatuation to critique society’s illusions and emotional evasions.
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A first edition, first printing of Meanwhile: The Picture of a Lady by H. G. Wells, published by Ernest Benn, London in 1927. A very good copy free from internal inscriptions, boards bound in publisher’s original brown cloth with gilt titling to the spine, pushing to the foot of the spine, boards with a little shelf-wear, toning and foxing to the text block, foxing to the prelims and a former retail label to the rear paste-down.
Meanwhile: The Picture of a Lady by H. G. Wells follows Arnold Hickson, a wealthy idler whose life is upended when he meets the enchanting Lady Catherine. Their relationship unfolds against a backdrop of social change, modern anxieties and shifting moral values. Wells blends romantic intrigue with satire, contrasting personal longing with the chaotic pace of contemporary life. The novel reflects on aging, desire and the search for meaning, using Hickson’s infatuation to critique society’s illusions and emotional evasions.
