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Wells, H.G. (1866-1946) The Island of Doctor Moreau.
London: William Heinemann, 1896.
First edition, octavo, with the advertisement for The Time Machine present, but lacking the 32 pages of publisher's ads at rear, frontispiece present; bound in contemporary red quarter morocco and marbled boards by Cedric Chivers, gilt stamped title on spine, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt; light foxing to frontispiece, title and a few preliminaries, scattered spotting; extremities rubbed with some chipping, a few tiny specks of paint on front board; ex libris A.J. Clay of Holly Bush; 7 3/8 x 4 7/8 in.
