This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/24/2025
WELLS, H. G. (1866-1946). The Wonderful Visit. London: J. M. Dent & Co., 1895. 8vo. viii, [1]-251, [1, blank] pp. Publisher's full red cloth, front board and spine stamped in gilt (with gilt decoration of an angel by Arthur Rackham; spine very lightly sunned, some light rubbing to binding, front hinge just starting, endleaves offset, faint ownership signature on ffep., pages on fore-edge and lower edge untrimmed). Fine. FIRST EDITION, VARIANT (MOST LIKELY LATER) BINDING. “…an underrated work that deserves to be more widely read." (Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature V, pp. 2162-4). This is a satire based on a quote by John Ruskin to the effect that if an angel came to Earth, someone would shoot it. Currey p. 426 (Currey's binding “B").