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First American Edition of In the Days of the Comet

127. First American Edition of In the Days of the Comet by H.G. Wells. H. G. Wells. In the Days of the Comet. New York, 1906. First American Edition. Octavo. Original dark blue pictorial cloth. Fine. In the very rare original printed tan paper dust jacket which is completely unrestored with slight foxing and staining, small faint red stain at the lower corner of the rear panel and a few small holes and short tears, none affecting any text. Ownership rubber stamp on front free endpaper. Housed in a custom ¼ morocco clamshell slipcase. In the Days of the Comet is considered to be Wells' best work. $6,000 - $8,000

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