a cornerstone of science fiction

Wells' first and most famous book, known for popularising the concept of time travel in the science fiction genre.

First UK edition, first impression, later variant binding with all edges trimmed; Demy 12mo (175 x 120 mm); spotting to endpapers, else unmarked internally, without publisher's ads' at rear; publisher's tan cloth, brown lettering to spine and upper cover, sphinx vignette in brown to upper cover, publisher's device in brown to lower cover, cloth a touch faded at spine and lower cover, else very good.