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The Stolen Bacillus. And Other Incidents.
London: Methuen, 1895. [Strange tales / supernatural] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp. [x]; 275; [1], imprint; [32], catalogue, dated September 1895. In publisher's blue cloth, with gilt titles to spine and upper board, edges untrimmed. Minor reading marks within, two neat rubber ink stamps to pastedown, gilt on spine a little dulled, cloth possibly touched-up in places but expertly so. A very good copy indeed. A series of cynical biological and scientific tales are the basis for H.G.Wells' first collection of Science Fiction stories. Includes 'The Flying Man', 'The Flowering of the Strange Orchid', The remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes', and 'The Lord of the Dynamos'. Item #74010
Geoffrey H.Wells [6]. Bleiler; Checklist of Fantastic Literature [275]. Shorter New Cambridge Bibliography (Eng.Lit.) 1293-8.
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