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Lot 157
Sale 1242 - Fine Books from the Dorros Family Collection
Nov 9, 2023
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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$600 -
800
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$2,835
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Lot Description
WELLS, H.G. (1866-1946). The Invisible Man; A Grotesque Romance. London: C. Arthur Pearson Limited, 1897.
8vo. Title-page printed in orange and black (very light toning). Original red cloth (spine slightly sunned, light soiling); folding case. Provenance: John Henry Hickinbotham (ownership inscription); John J. Banks (bookseller's ticket).
FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE with first page numbered "2" and title page printed in orange and black. Publisher's ad leaf at rear. The Invisible Man was serialized in Pearson's Weekly in 1897, and has been the basis for numerous film, radio, and television adaptations. Currey 520; Hammond B4; Wells 11.
Property from the Dorros Family Collection