The Autocracy of Mr. Parham. His Remarkable Adventures in this Changing World by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946

Doubleday, Doran, 1930-01-01. Paperback. Good. Stated first ed.--precedes UK ed. by one day; 328 p., clean and unmarked except for signature of former owner on front end paper; interesting cartoon ill. by David Low; gauffered edges; binding firm; no d.j., so beige boards with brown lettering are somewhat bumped, with rubbing at crown and foot of spine; spine darkened with age, with light spots; paper strong but age-toned and end papers and paste-downs show foxing.

Heinemann, 1930. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. The boards are worn and marked.Internally clean.Tightly bound.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

London, Heinemann, 1930.. 370pp. 8vo. Original red boards. Previous owner name on ffe. A very good copy.. First edition.

London:: Heinemann,, [1930].. First edition.. original cloth.. Few small inoffensive stains on front cover; some light wear to the extremities.. 8vo,. 10 double-page plates by David Low.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1930. Hardcover. very good. 1st American Edition. 1p.l.,[vi],328pp. Small Octavo in original brown cloth and yellow endpapers. Brown lettering and rule decoration on boards. Slight whitish discolouration to bottom of boards. With light bumping to ends of spine and corners. Red top edge, others uncut. In dust jacket with slight fading (especially to spine), chipping along edges, some soiling, with several small closed tears, wear and creases. Inner corners of jacket trimmed. Plates from 10 illustrations by David Low. 3 lines in pencil re Low illustrations on front free endpaper. very good The first US edition of the book. The first UK edition is 108 in Wells Society "The story tells how a history don at Oxford falls asleep during a seance and dreams he had become Lord Paramount of the Empire. Among the characters is a thinly-disguised caricature of Winston Churchill.". 1930

London, UK: William Heinemann, 1930. 1st Edition 1st Impression. Hardcover. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Low, David. First edition, first printing. 370pp, plus four double spread monochrome plate illustrations, all by David Low. in original red cloth boards, blind rules on front panel, gilt titles on spine, publisher's windmill motif blind stamped on rear panel. 12mo. Boards slight rubbed on corners, a little rubbed and rounded at spine tips. Text block edges a tad toned. Glue residue marks on front free endpaper, else internally neat, clean and tight. In its original dust jacket, also by David Low, a little chipped and nicked at edges, minor shelf wear on verso. Dust jacket now protected in a Brodard-style sleeve, fitted without the use of tape or adhesives. A dystopian fantasy in which an Oxford don is possessed by a Fascist who overthrows the Government and starts a war against the United States.

London: William Heinemann, 1930. [Dystopian fantasy] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.[12] 370 [2]. With 10 black and white cartoons by Low. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket also illustrated by Low, priced at 7/6. Book is fine, jacket with a few small chips and tears, toned to spine. Shows well. A university don, seeking the patronage of a rich man, is possessed by the spirit of a Fascist leader during a séance, who overthrows the British government in a coup and starts a war against America as a consequence of attempting to conquer the world.

London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1930. Hardcover. very good. 1st UK Edition. [x], 370pp. Octavo. Maroon cloth covered boards with slight soiling and mild wear to corners. Light bumping to back outer corner. Blindstamped rule border to front board and blindstamped publisher's insignia to back. Gilt lettering to spine. Outer edges of textblock show some soiling and light foxing. Light soiling and rippling to endpapers. Light foxing scattered through out. Small tear to page 51. 10 B/W illustrations on plates. In dust jacket, not price clipped. Jacket shows some soiling as well as a few small closed tears and chips near edges (there is also a chip in the center of the spine). Slight crease to inner flap of jacket. Generally a very nice copy. very good First edition. 108 in Wells Society "The story tells how a history don at Oxford falls asleep during a seance and dreams he had become Lord Paramount of the Empire. Among the characters is a thinly-disguised caricature of Winston Churchill.".… Read More

Garden City: Doubleday, Doran and Company, 1930. The true first edition, according to Smith, Doran's U.S. issue came out prior to the London printing. Illustrated with fun double-page caricature illustrations by David Low. 8vo, publisher's original olive drab cloth lettered on the spine and upper cover in maroon, in the ORIGINAL DUSTJACKET which features Low's illustrative talents. 328 pp. An as fine, clean and handsome copy, of the book, the jacket is also very good and attractive with only a little mild edge wear and a few small closed tears with no loss. FIRST EDITION, AND A FINE COPY STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL JACKET. THIS IS THE TRUE FIRST EDITION, PRECEDING THE LONDON COUNTERPART. This is a tale of Oxford don who nods off during a seance and dreams he has become a world leader: He is unfit for leadership, however, and a terrible war breaks out between England and the United States, fought in the midst of the North Atlantic. The work is an entertaining study of reaction under pressure,… Read More

WILLIAM HEINEMANN, LONDON, 1930 HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH WITH THE ORIGINAL UNPRICE CLIPPED DUST JACKET, DUST JACKET DESIGN & SEVERAL DOUBLE PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS BY DAVID LOW. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 8 x 5 INCHES WITH 370 PAGES. SOME LIGHT EDGE WEAR TO JACKET WITH SOME FADING TO SPINE OF JACKET, RUBBING TO CLOTH AT TOP OF SPINE, OCCASIONAL LIGHT FOXING TO TEXT PAGES, VERY OCCASIONAL MINOR CREASE TO PAGE CORNERS. OVERALL THE BOOK IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH NO MAJOR FAULTS PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DUST JACKET HAS A CLEAR REMOVABLE COVER THAT DOES SHOW SOME REFLECTIONS IN IMAGES. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.