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Lot 239
Sale 6426 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
Nov 13, 2025
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$2,000 -
3,000
Lot Description
WELLS, H.G. (1866-1946). The Works. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1924-1927.
28 volumes, 8vo. Half-titles, photogravure frontispieces, titles printed in red and black. Contemporary half dark blue morocco gilt, French spines in 3 compartments with 2 raised bands, gilt-lettered in one, the other with floral motif gilt with red morocco inlays, top edges gilt, others uncut, probably by Stikeman and Co. (a few joints and fore-corners rubbed, spine ends also). Provenance: Adolf Schmidt (bookplate).
LIMITED EDITION, number 551 of 1050 copies of the "Atlantic Edition," SIGNED BY WELLS.
This lot is located in Chicago.

